Cylinder Seal: Royal Figure with One Hand Raised

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1993.200
Title: Cylinder Seal: Royal Figure with One Hand Raised
Classification: Seals
Work Type: seal
Date: 9th century BCE
Period: Neo-Assyrian period
Culture: Near Eastern
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/293711

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Serpentine
Dimensions: 2.1 x 1.5 cm (13/16 x 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Marcopoli collection, Aleppo, (by 1984). McLendon collection, (by 1993), sold; [through Christie's, New York, June 14, 1993, lot 265], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1993.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year: 1993
Object Number: 1993.200
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Royal figure with one hand raised, holding a bow(?) faces three figures standing in a line. A fan bearer and a soldier holding a cup stand behind the royal figure; field: plant; sky: rhomb, obscure linear motif; chevron upper border. Lower part of seal is missing.

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