Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting scene

Unknown artist

Date: ca. 2250–2150 BCE

Medium: Chert

Dimensions: H. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)

Classification: Stone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribed

Culture: Akkadian

Period: Akkadian

Themes: Goats, Hunting, Trees

Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941

Met highlight

Date range

-2250 – -2150

Largest dimension

2.8 cm

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