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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Stamp Seal with a Bearded Hero Holding a Feline

CultureBabylonian
PeriodNeo-Babylonian Period
Date7th-mid 6th Century BCE
MediumQuartz (agate)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions13/16 x 11/16 x 1 1/16 in. (2.1 x 1.7 x 2.6 cm)
Object number2012.032.109
Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired from Joel Malter (1931-2006) [Joel L. Malter & Co., Inc.], Los Angeles, California, November 23, 1997.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art