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Cylinder seal with deer and lions

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Creation Date:

1000-500 BCE

Subject:

Deer and lions

Description:

A worn black hematite or steatite carved cylinder seal depicting one cervine animal with antlers and two lions.

Material:

Stone

Medium:

Hematite or steatite

Technique:

Carving

Decorative Technique:

None

Decorative Motif:

None

Culture:

Near Eastern

Period or Region:

Babylonian

Country of Origin:

Babylonia

Modern Country Name:

Iraq

Category:

Sculpture

Object Type:

Seal, cylinder

Dimensions:

2.7x1.2x1.2cm

Whole Or Part:

Whole

Inscription:

None

Date Accessioned:

11/10/1976

Original Information:

Plastic Case "Babylon"; Envelope "Auction, No. 170, See cataloge Babylonia"

Auction House Information:

Schulman Coin and Mint, Inc., Ancient and Primitive Art, Thurs. Sept. 30, 1971-Fri. October 1, 1971, Part II, p. 12

Provenance:

Howard D. Gibbs

Accession #:

76.1.0214b

Collection:

Madison Art

Record created:

Jan. 1, 1980

Last modified:

Aug. 24, 2010

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