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Ancient Near Eastern. <em>Cylinder Seal</em>, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view01.jpg)
Ancient Near Eastern. Cylinder Seal, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view01.jpg)
Ancient Near Eastern. <em>Cylinder Seal</em>, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view01.jpg)

Ancient Near Eastern. Cylinder Seal, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view01.jpg)

Ancient Near Eastern. <em>Cylinder Seal</em>, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view02.jpg)

Ancient Near Eastern. Cylinder Seal, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view02.jpg)

Ancient Near Eastern. <em>Cylinder Seal</em>, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view03.jpg)

Ancient Near Eastern. Cylinder Seal, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view03.jpg)

Ancient Near Eastern. <em>Cylinder Seal</em>, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view04.jpg)

Ancient Near Eastern. Cylinder Seal, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view04.jpg)

Ancient Near Eastern. <em>Cylinder Seal</em>, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view05.jpg)

Ancient Near Eastern. Cylinder Seal, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view05.jpg)

Ancient Near Eastern. <em>Cylinder Seal</em>, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view06.jpg)

Ancient Near Eastern. Cylinder Seal, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view06.jpg)

Ancient Near Eastern. <em>Cylinder Seal</em>, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view07.jpg)

Ancient Near Eastern. Cylinder Seal, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view07.jpg)

Ancient Near Eastern. <em>Cylinder Seal</em>, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view08.jpg)

Ancient Near Eastern. Cylinder Seal, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view08.jpg)

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Cylinder Seal

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURES Ancient Near Eastern; Akkadian
MEDIUM Marble
DATES 2300 B.C.E.
DIMENSIONS 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 71.115.4
CREDIT LINE Twentieth-Century Fox Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Ancient Near Eastern. Cylinder Seal, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view01.jpg)
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Ancient Near Eastern. <em>Cylinder Seal</em>, 2300 B.C.E. Marble, 1 1/16 × Diam. 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Twentieth-Century Fox Fund, 71.115.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.71.115.4_view01.jpg)

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