Cylinder seal with Old Akkadian mythological scenes

Details

• Title

  Cylinder seal with Old Akkadian mythological scenes

• Associated place

  Asia › Iraq › Babil Governorate › Kish (K.957. C9 at 2 (4)) (place of excavation)

• Date

  Old Akkadian (c. 2340 - 2200 BC)

• Material and technique

  grey sandstone

• Object type

  communications equipment › seal › cylinder seal

• Dimensions

  3.1 cm (length)
  1.9 cm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by the Oxford Field Museum Expedition, 1931.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1931.199

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