Stamp seal

Stamp seal with figures in profile raising their hands and wearing long dresses. Both figures are facing an altar supporting the stylus of Nabu, above which is a half moon.

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Historical period(s)
Neo-Babylonian period, 626-539 BCE
Medium
Chalcedony
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2.2 Ɨ 1.5 Ɨ 2.5 cm (7/8 Ɨ 9/16 Ɨ 1 in)
Geography
Iraq
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1999.6.32
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Tool and Equipment
Type

Seal

Keywords
altar, crescent moon, Iraq, Nabu, Neo-Babylonian period (ca. 1000 - 539 BCE), stamp seal, stylus
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.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick

Description

Stamp seal with figures in profile raising their hands and wearing long dresses. Both figures are facing an altar supporting the stylus of Nabu, above which is a half moon.

Published References
  • Antonietta Catanzariti. The Ancient Near East Seal Collection. Washington. .
Collection Area(s)
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
The Ancient Near East Seal Collection
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