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© Bruce M. White, 2008.
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cylinder Seal with Ritual Banquet Scene

Place CreatedAsia
CultureSumerian
PeriodEarly Dynastic Period III
Date2900-2350 BCE
MediumLimestone (shell)
Credit LineGift in honor of Gail Habif
Dimensions1 3/16 x 5/8 in. (3 x 1.6 cm)
Object number2005.009.001
Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, May 15, 2013 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesMichael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 30-31.
ProvenanceEx private collection, United States, purchased from Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York, 2003.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art