2000.194.12: Seal with Standing and Seated Figures
Seals
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2000.194.12
- Title
- Seal with Standing and Seated Figures
- Classification
- Seals
- Work Type
- seal
- Date
- 2340-2180 BCE
- Period
- Akkadian period
- Culture
- Mesopotamian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/169707
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Serpentine
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 1.7 cm (11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Hans Silvius von Aulock, Istanbul; sold [through Christie's, New York, June 13, 2000, no.532] 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
- 2000.194.12
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- A human figure drives two horned animals, probably bulls.
Verification Level
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