Seal
Seal
Artist
Unidentified
Period
Akkadian Period
(Akkadian, 2350-2150 BCE)
Place of OriginAkkadian Empire
Dateabout 2350-2200 BCE
Dimensions1 1/8 × 11/16 in. (2.9 × 1.7 cm)
Mediumstone
ClassificationJewelry
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number
1912.1274
Not on View
DescriptionCut stone. Combat scene. Two bearded men attacking two antelopes.
Comparative ReferencesSee also Boehmer, R.M., Die Entwicklung der Glyptik wahrend der Akkad-Zeit, Berlin, 1965, pl. I-XXIII.
5th century CE
Manner of the Kleophrades Painter
about 490 BCE
Late 4th - early 3rd century BCE
c. 2nd century CE
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