Cylinder seal and modern impression: bearded deity flanked by kneeling heroes; Horus and monkeys; ibex-demon; sphinx trampling serpents
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 19th century BCE
Medium: Hematite
Dimensions: H. 3/4 in. (2.2 cm) x W. 1/2 in. (1.1 cm)
Classification: Stone-Cylinder Seals
Period: Old Syrian
Themes: Demons, Horus, Monkeys, Sphinx
Rogers Fund, 1991
Date range
-1900 – -1800
Largest dimension
2.2 cm
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