Cylinder seal
| Title | Cylinder seal |
|---|---|
| Date | ca. 2900–2700 BCE |
| Medium | Chalcedony (?) |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of The Right Reverend Paul Moore Jr., 1985 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Cylinder seal” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 2900–2700 BCE. It is executed in chalcedony (?). In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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