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cylinder seal
cylinder seal

cylinder seal

Object NameCylinder Seal
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 900-600 BCE
Techniquecast, presumably drilled, engraved, polished
SizeOverall L: 2.6 cm, Diam: 1.1 cm
Accession Number76.1.162
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Place Made
possibly Mesopotamia; possibly Iran
Physical DescriptionTransparent blue glass; cast, presumably drilled, engraved, and polished. Cylinder seal, with unusually large perforation (D. 0.8 cm). Impression: male with head turned to left dominating two ibexes, one on either side of him, standing on their hind legs and with their heads turned away from him.
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