Hematite cylinder seal
Description: | Double register: seated figure and Potnia Theron figures with winged creatures above Other: 1 1/4 × 5/8 in. (3.2 × 1.6 cm) Other (Impression): 1 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (3.2 × 6.4 cm) Other (Photo of impression): 1 1/2 × 3 in. (3.8 × 7.6 cm) |
Period: | Late Bronze Age II |
Date: | 1400 - 1250 BC |
Collection: | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Provenance: | From 1930s-40s until 1976, collection of Robert F. Kelly; 1977, acquired by The Pierpont Morgan Library, gift of Caroline M. Burns (Robert F. Kelly’s sister); 1977 - present, collection of The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York; 2000 - present, on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
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Accession Number: | L.2000.13 |