Skip to main content
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cylinder Seal with Bull, Coiled Snake, and Winged Deity Grasping a Bird (?), Two Floral Fillers
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Cylinder Seal with Bull, Coiled Snake, and Winged Deity Grasping a Bird (?), Two Floral Fillers

Place CreatedSyria, Asia
PeriodEarly Bronze Age
Dateca. 2700 BCE
MediumGlazed steatite (?)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions9/16 x 1 1/16 in. (1.4 x 2.7 cm)
Object number2012.032.088
Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-288), Montebello, California, acquired March 26, 1996.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art