ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Cylinder Seal with Non-Winged Hero and Ibexes
AAT Object Form/Functioncylinder seals
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
Place CreatedIraq, Asia
CultureBabylonian
PeriodNeo-Babylonian Period
Date800-600 BCE
MediumGreen chalcedony
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1 1/16 x 1/2 in. (2.7 x 1.3 cm)
Object number2008.030.002
Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011Published ReferencesChristie's South Kensington, Antiquities (May 14 - 15, 2002), 109, lot 283.
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Christie's London, May 14-15, 2002, lot 283.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
224-651 CE
7th Century BCE
early 6th Century BCE
7th-mid 6th Century BCE
1000-800 BCE
late 8th-7th Century BCE
10th-9th Century BCE
8th Century BCE
1000-539 BCE (?)
