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| Keywords: Mesopotamian - Barrel-Shaped Cylinder Seal - Walters 42655 - Side D.jpg A figure stands before a sacred tree in a scene of reverence The barrel shape and the use of agate an exotic material indicate that this piece was probably imported as a bead from outside Mesopotamia and later carved into a seal It attests to the growing trade networks connecting Mesopotamia with central Asia and India ca 2000 1850 BC Isin-Larsa carved brown and white agate cm 2 7 1 accession number 42 655 16794 Sadie Jones Mrs Henry Walters New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Joseph Brummer New York 1941 Walters Art Museum 1941 by purchase Museum purchase 1941 Inscription place of origin Mesopotamia Walters Art Museum license Cylinder seals in the Walters Art Museum Cylinder seal Walters 42655 Walters Art Museum Art of Mesopotamia in the Walters Art Museum Cuneiform on media in high resolution Cuneiform inscriptions in high resolution Walters Art Museum cylinder seals with cuneiform Cuneiform on cylinder seals Cuneiform on media Plants in art of the ancient Near East Trees in art of the ancient Near East I cuneiform A cuneiform Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Isin-Larsa Period | ||||
