Cylinder Seal: Gazelle, Eye, Stars
Artist
Unidentified artist
CultureProto-Sumerian
Date2900-2800 BCE
Mediumred marble
Dimensions1 3/4 x 7/16 in. (4.4 x 1.1 cm)
Classificationssculpture
Credit LineAckland Fund
Object number72.53.1
DescriptionThe seal is carved with a gazelle, an eye, and two four-pointed stars deeply and simply cut in a linear style. The shape is not perfectly cylindrical, has some vertical marks, and is pierced longitudinally.Cylinder seal mounted on plexi w/ an impression made from the seal (terracotta colored).
The seal is carved with a gazelle, an eye, and two four-pointed stars deeply and simply cut in a linear style. The shape is not perfectly cylindrical, has some vertical marks, and is pierced longitudinally. Intact. Marble, orange-brown, with some red areas. Regular tool marks all over.
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Unidentified artist
c. 550-520 BCE
Unidentified artist
306 - 281 BCE
