Harvard Art Museums > 1983.106: Fragment of Cuneiform Envelope Tablets Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Fragment of Cuneiform Envelope , 1983.106,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/289670. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1983.106 Title Fragment of Cuneiform Envelope Classification Tablets Work Type tablet Date 3000-1500 BCE Period Bronze Age, Middle Culture Assyrian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/289670 Physical Descriptions Medium Clay Technique Impressed Dimensions 3.7 x 4.3 x 1 cm (1 7/16 x 1 11/16 x 3/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Nanette Rodney Kelekian, New York, formerly in the possession of her father Charles Dikran Kelekian; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1983. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Nanette B. Rodney Accession Year 1983 Object Number 1983.106 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 Corner fragment of a clay envelope originally meant to enclose a tablet. Raised impressions of some signs from the tablet are visible on the interior side of the fragment. Seal impression on exterior showing two figures approaching seated divine figure. This seal impression in the Old Assyrian style also appears on the left edge of object 2000.196, another fragment of a clay envelope. While it is possible that both these objects were sealed by the same person, it is hard to be certain. In the Old Assyrian period, seals would be used and re-used by many generations, or even by those who did not own the seal. It has proved difficult to ascribe ownership of many of the seals to persons known from the texts. IMAGE: Middle row, first on left. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
