Harvard Art Museums > 1957.198: Syrian Style Cylinder Seal: Warrior King faces an Interceding Goddess Seals Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Syrian Style Cylinder Seal: Warrior King faces an Interceding Goddess , 1957.198,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/288458. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1957.198 Title Syrian Style Cylinder Seal: Warrior King faces an Interceding Goddess Classification Seals Work Type seal Date c. 1850 BCE-1600 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria Period Bronze Age, Middle Culture Mesopotamian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/288458 Physical Descriptions Medium Hematite Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Edward W. Forbes Accession Year 1957 Object Number 1957.198 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Warrior king faces an interceding goddess at whose feet is a kneeling animal and above whom is a star; behind king is a deity; in the field are a horned animal, bow-legged figure, other unidentified motifs. Exhibition History Impressions of Mesopotamia: Seals from the Ancient Near East, Arthur M. Sackler Museum Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
