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© Bruce M. White, 2008.
Cylinder Seal with Two Rampant Goats Flanking Sacred Tree on Mountain Top
© Bruce M. White, 2008.
© Bruce M. White, 2008.
© Bruce M. White, 2008.
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cylinder Seal with Two Rampant Goats Flanking Sacred Tree on Mountain Top

AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functioncylinder seals
Place CreatedAsia
CultureAssyrian
PeriodMiddle Assyrian Period
Date1350-1100 BCE
MediumQuartz (chalcedony)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions15/16 x 7/16 in. (2.4 x 1.1 cm)
Object number2008.031.262
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, May 15, 2013 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesMichael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 30-31.
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Tom Cederlind (1959-2015), Portland, Oregon, March 6, 2006.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art