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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cylinder Seal: Female Suppliant before Male Holding Mace
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cylinder Seal: Female Suppliant before Male Holding Mace

AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functioncylinder seals
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
Place CreatedIraq, Asia
CultureBabylonian
PeriodOld Babylonian Period
Date1900-1700 BCE
MediumObsidian
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions15/16 x 7/16 in. (2.4 x 1.1 cm)
Object number2008.030.001
ProvenanceEx coll. Hubert H. Weiser (1908-1989), Los Angeles, California, said to have been purchased in New York, New York, 1950s. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired September 8, 1984.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art