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© Bruce M. White, 2010.
Cylinder Seal with Fight: Satrap Advances against Two Greek Hoplites, One of Them Fallen; above, Sun Disk; at the Right, a Letter (Quoppa?)
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cylinder Seal with Fight: Satrap Advances against Two Greek Hoplites, One of Them Fallen; above, Sun Disk; at the Right, a Letter (Quoppa?)

AAT Object Form/Functioncylinder seals
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
CultureLydian
PeriodArchaic
Datelate 6th Century BCE
MediumBlue chalcedony
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions13/16 x 7/16 in. (2.1 x 1.1 cm)
Object number2008.030.020
Published ReferencesMichael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 58-59.
ProvenanceEx private collection, 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, March 30, 1976.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art