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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1993.190
Title
Cylinder Seal: Hero Between Two Sphinxes
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
c. 750-600 BCE
Period
Neo-Assyrian period
Culture
Near Eastern
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293056

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Chert
Dimensions
2.8 x 1.3 cm (1 1/8 x 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
1993
Object Number
1993.190
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
A hero stands between two sphinxes and grasps their forelegs; field: rosette; sky: star.

Verification Level

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