Medium:

Marble (or calcite)

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 1.7 × 1.3 cm (11/16 × 1/2 in)

Type:

Tool and Equipment

Origin:

Iraq

Date:

3100-2900 BCE

Period:

Jemdet Nasr period

Description:

Cylinder seal with geometric pattern of undulating incised lines intertwined horizontally.

Provenance:

From prior to 1973 to 1999

Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick, Chevy Chase, Maryland, acquired by Dr. Leonard Gorelick before 1973. [1]

From 1999

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick, Chevy Chase, Maryland. [2]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 6 in the object record.

[2] See Deed of Gift, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick

Topic:

marble  Search this

Iraq  Search this

Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this

Jemdet Nasr period (3100 - 2900 BCE)  Search this

cylinder seal  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gorelick

Accession Number:

F1999.6.14

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

The Ancient Near East Seal Collection

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye31c4ace25-5841-4298-9209-159b09cccea6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1999.6.14