Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Donor

Paul Moore Jr.

1919–2003 · United States

Anglican priest and bishop; military officer. Gave to Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Life and work

  1. 1985
    Gave at least two Cypriot seals to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession group 1985.357).

    Conoid stamp seal: lions…Cylinder seal and modern…

Objects

  • Conoid stamp seal: lions (?) attacking cow suckling calf; hematite; Late Cypriot III, c.13th-12th c. BCE (?)

    Metropolitan Museum of Art 1985.357.361985Conoid stamp seal: lions…

  • Cylinder seal and modern impression: mistress of animals flanked by rampant horned animals; hematite; Late Cypriot II, c.14th c. BCE

    Metropolitan Museum of Art 1985.357.481985Cylinder seal and modern…

Sources

  1. 1.“Conoid stamp seal: lions (?) attacking cow suckling calf, 1985.357.36”. Metropolitan Museum of Art online collection. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Online
  2. 2.“Cylinder seal and modern impression: mistress of animals flanked by rampant horned animals, 1985.357.48”. Metropolitan Museum of Art online collection. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Online
  3. 3.Paul Moore (Wikidata Q368486 / GND 1146695675). Wikidata. Online