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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Conoid Stamp Seal: on the Base, Sin (Moon God)
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Conoid Stamp Seal: on the Base, Sin (Moon God)

AAT Object Form/Functionstamps (tools)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
Place CreatedIraq, Asia
CultureBabylonian
PeriodNeo-Babylonian Period
Date800-600 BCE
MediumBlue chalcedony
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Object number2008.030.006
ProvenanceEx private collection, German professor, until 1988. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Munzzentrum, Heinz W. Muller, Solingen, Germany, 1988.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
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mid 8th-late 7th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Conoid Stamp Seal with Worshipper Standing before a Potted Plant with Long Blade Like Leaves, in the Field, a Star and a Crescent
7th Century BCE
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Conoid Stamp Seal with Roaring Lion Walking in Profile, Flower before Him and a Crescent Moon in the Field above
mid 6th Century BCE
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Conoid Stamp Seal with Priest or Worshipper Holding Two Staff Like Objects Standing before an Altar Mounted with Staff Symbols (?), Groundline, Crescent above in the Field
7th-mid 6th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Conoid Stamp Seal with Hero Wielding a Club in one Hand and Throttling a Winged Griffin with the Other
1000-539 BCE
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Conoid Stamp Seal with Two Highly Abstracted Standing Figures before a Column Surmounted by a Radiant Sun/Star (?)
612-539 BCE
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Conoid Stamp Seal with Two Apes Seated Facing Each Other
10th-late 4th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Stamp Seal: Worshipper before an Altar Laden with Offerings; in the Field, a Star and Cross
late 7th-mid 6th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Amulet or Carved Zoomorphic Seal: Crested Raptor with Wings Upraised and Talons Comprising Suspension Loop (Perforated), Engraved on the Flat Base, Dog of Gula
mid 8th-7th Century BCE
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Conoid Stamp Seal
7th-mid 6th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Stamp Seal Carved in the Form of a Duck: Depicts a Standard or Symbol of Plant Touching an 8-Rayed Star
7th-mid 6th Century BCE