SealsMesopotamian4th-3rd millennium BCE
Cylinder Seal: "Temple and Herd"
3100-2900 BCE
Description
Three pairs of horned (male) and hornless (female) quadrupeds alongside a building façade; the so-called “temple and herd” motif is typical for this period.
Dimensions
H. 3.8 x diam. 3.2 cm (1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Elie Borowski, Jerusalem, (by 1956), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1956.
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