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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2000.194.26
Title
Cylinder Seal with Worshipper at Altar
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
612-547 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mesopotamia
Period
Neo-Babylonian period
Culture
Neo-Babylonian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/169309

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Chalcedony
Dimensions
3.3 x 0.8 cm (1 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Transcription of hieroglyphics: dj’nh ‘I‘ḥ-iir-dj-ṡ (von der Osten 1957: 121)

    Probably the Egyptian name "Iahiridis"

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Hans Silvius von Aulock, Istanbul; sold [through Christie's, New York, June 13, 2000, no.546] to Harvard University Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Leslie Cheek, Jr. and Purchase through the generosity of Sol Rabin and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2000
Object Number
2000.194.26
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Bearded worshipper in a long robe stands in front of an altar with divine symbols of Marduk (spade) and Nabu (stylus), raising one hand in a gesture of reverence. An inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphics is in the terminal field.

Verification Level

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