Object Details
- Description
- Cylinder seal with two large bulls, an eagle, and a smaller horned animal.
- Provenance
- From prior to 1973 to 1999
- Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick, Chevy Chase, Maryland, acquired by Dr. Leonard Gorelick before 1973. [1]
- From 1999
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick, Chevy Chase, Maryland. [2]
- Notes:
- [1] See Curatorial Remark 5 in the object record.
- [2] See Deed of Gift, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick
- 3100-2900 BCE
- Period
- Jemdet Nasr period ?
- Accession Number
- F1999.6.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Toy and Entertainment
- Medium
- Limestone or marble
- Dimensions
- H x Diam: 3.6 × 1.8 cm (1 7/16 × 11/16 in)
- Origin
- Iraq
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- The Ancient Near East Seal Collection
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- limestone
- marble
- animal
- Iraq
- Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Jemdet Nasr period (3100 - 2900 BCE)
- cylinder seal
- Record ID
- fsg_F1999.6.21
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye33d044693-6534-4445-8f1e-3f1080cb9d74
