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

Reused Cylinder Seal with Fish-Priest and Later Added Figure

CultureBabylonian
PeriodNeo-Babylonian Period
Datemid 7th-mid 6th Century BCE
MediumQuartz (var. Chalcedony)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1 1/16 x 1/2 in. (2.7 x 1.2 cm)
Object number2012.032.215
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 - April 1, 2024
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired from Joel Malter (1931-2006) [Joel L. Malter & Co., Inc.], Los Angeles, California, March 30, 1985.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art