ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Cylinder Seal of Bearded Winged Divinity between Rampant Winged Lions with Human Heads
AAT Object Techniquegems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functioncylinder seals
CultureBabylonian
PeriodNeo-Babylonian Period
Date800-600 BCE
MediumQuartz (carnelian)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions3/4 x 7/16 in. (1.9 x 1.1 cm)
Object number2008.030.003
Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. Hubert H. Weiser (1908-1989), Los Angeles, California. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired from Joel Malter (1931-2006) [Joel L. Malter & Co., Inc.], Los Angeles, California, Auction 44, May 29, 1990, lot 87.
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
7th Century BCE
2000-1600 BCE
10th-8th Century BCE
8th-7th Century BCE
