Cylinder seal and modern impression: above, royal figures approaching a suppliant goddess; below, a banquet scene
Unknown Artist
ca. 1720–1650 BCE
Medium
Hematite
Dimensions
1.14 x 0.57 in. (2.9 x 1.45 cm)
Classification
Stone-Cylinder Seals
Period
Old Syrian
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, 1985
Accession Number
1985.192.11
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Goddess