ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cylinder Seal

AAT Object Form/Functioncylinder seals

Possible OriginIraq, Asia

Possible OriginKuwait, Asia

CultureSumerian

PeriodEarly Dynastic I

Date3000-2800 BCE

MediumBanded marble

Credit LineGift of Michael C. Carlos in honor of Dr. James T. Laney

Dimensions3/4 x 5/8 in. (1.9 x 1.6 cm)

Object number2008.043.001

Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, May 15, 2013 - February 12, 2018
Published ReferencesMichael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 30-31.

ProvenanceSaid to be ex coll. Hans (1900-1967) and Marie-Louise (1912-1997) Erlenmeyer, Basel, Swizterland. With Bonhams London, late 1990s. Purchased by MCCM from Allan Anawati [Medusa Ancient Art], Montreal, Quebec.

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Not on view

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