ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Seal with Horse, Animal of the Sun God Shamash
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionseals (artifacts)
Place CreatedIraq, Asia
CultureAssyrian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian Empire
Date700-612 BCE
MediumSteatite
Dimensions7/8 x 5/8 in. (2.2 x 1.6 cm)
Object number2006.017.002
ProvenancePurchased by MCCM from Artemission, London, England.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
8th-late 7th Century BCE
ca. 700 BCE (?)
ca. 700 BCE (?)
883-859 BCE
