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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 28, 20181 min read
Sumerian statue and seal impression. Enki, Ishtar, Shamash & Ninurta
Akkadian seal impression featuring four of the principal Gods of the Mesopotamian world and an attendant messenger.
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 27, 20181 min read
A SUMERIAN MARBLE CYLINDER SEAL EARLY DYNASTIC, CIRCA 2600-2400 B.C.
A SUMERIAN MARBLE CYLINDER SEAL EARLY DYNASTIC, CIRCA 2600-2400 B.C. With a contest scene of six figures, a nude hero with spiky hair...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 16, 20182 min read
Pale white-blue chalcedony cylinder seal; Gilgamesh
Pale white-blue chalcedony cylinder seal; Gilgamesh, on the left and his friend Enkidu, on the right, kill the Bull of Heaven while...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 16, 20182 min read
Neo-Assyrian Chalcedony Cylinder Seal, C. 8th-7th Century BC
Neo-Assyrian Chalcedony Cylinder Seal, C. 8th-7th Century BC A presentation scene depicted between two border lines; to the right stands...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 16, 20181 min read
Cylinder Seal with King Holding Two Lions
Cylinder Seal with King Holding Two Lions Persia (Iran)Achaemenian period (539–331 B.C.)c. 5th century B.C. (reign of Darius)ChalcedonyH....
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 16, 20181 min read
Cylinder Seal with Winged Genius and Human-headed Bulls
Cylinder Seal with Winged Genius and Human-headed Bulls Assyria (Iraq)Neo-Assyrian period (c. 1000–612 B.C.)c. 700 B.C. Blue ChalcedonyH....
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 16, 20181 min read
Cylinder Seal with Griffin, Bull and Lion and Inscription
Cylinder Seal with Griffin, Bull and Lion and Inscription Assyria (Iraq) Middle Assyrian period (c. 1300–1100 B.C.)c. 1300–1200 B.C.Stone...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 16, 20181 min read
Blue Onyx Cylinder Seal
Basic Information Artifact IdentificationCylinder Seal (1900.53.0052A)ClassificationCommunication Artifacts : Personal Symbols :...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 16, 20181 min read
Yeloow Jasper Cylinder Seal
Museum number 102535 Description Full: Front Light yellow-brown jasper cylinder seal with black dendritic inclusions; engraved with...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 16, 20182 min read
Cylinder Seals Enigmas
Cylinder seals were a small, carved stone cylinder that was used to make an impression in wet clay. When rolled on the wet clay, the seal...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 16, 20181 min read
Cylinder seal worshiper pouring a libation before a seated god Period: Ur III
Cylinder seal and modern impression: worshiper pouring a libation before a seated god Period: Ur III Date: ca. 2112–2004 B.C. Geography:...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
Cylinder seal and modern impression: male worshiper
Cylinder seal and modern impression: male worshiper, dog surmounted by a standard Period: Kassite Date: ca. mid-2nd millennium B.C....
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20182 min read
Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting scene
Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting scene Period: Akkadian Date: ca. 2250–2150 B.C. Geography: Mesopotamia Culture: Akkadian...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20182 min read
Cylinder seal and modern impression: winged horse with claws and horns
Cylinder seal and modern impression: winged horse with claws and horns Period: Middle Assyrian Date: ca. 14th–13th century B.C....
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
Cylinder seal and modern impression: male figure dominating human-headed winged lions
Cylinder seal and modern impression: male figure dominating human-headed winged lions Period: Neo-Assyrian Date: ca. 8th–7th century B.C....
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
Cylinder seal and modern impression: Ishtar image and a worshiper
Cylinder seal and modern impression: Ishtar image and a worshiper below a canopy flanked by winged genies Period: Neo-Assyrian Date: ca....
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
SUMERIAN BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL THIRD DYNASTY OF UR, CIRCA 2112-2004 B.C.
A SUMERIAN BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL THIRD DYNASTY OF UR, CIRCA 2112-2004 B.C. With a seated god wearing a horned crown and tiered...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20180 min read
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
EIGHT NEO-SUMERIAN AND OLD BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEALS CIRCA 2100-1600 B.C.
TWELVE NEO-SUMERIAN AND OLD BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEALS CIRCA 2100-1600 B.C. Including one of dark stone with worshipper being led towards...
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Ryan Moorhen
Mar 15, 20181 min read
FIVE CYLINDER SEALS CIRCA LATE 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
FIVE WESTERN ASIATIC CYLINDER SEALS CIRCA LATE 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. Price realised GBP 3,250 Estimate GBP 2,000 - GBP 2,500 Add to...
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