SealsAnatolian2nd millennium BCE
Seal with Animals
1900-700 BCE
Description
Stamp seal with circular seal plate; the handle is broken off for the most part. On the seal surface a lion and a winged creature sit opposite each other with front paw raised. There is a star between their paws, and a crescent moon above them; below this group is a crouching horned animal, probably a bull.
Dimensions
2.5 x 2.4 cm (1 x 15/16 in.)
Provenance
Hans Silvius von Aulock, Istanbul; sold [through Christie's, New York, June 13, 2000, no.522] to Harvard University Art Museums.
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