Cylinder Seal
CultureMesopotamian
Date2350-2300 B.C.E.
MediumLapis lazuli
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 11/16 inches (3.18 × 1.75 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number35-178
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Not on viewCollections
ProvenanceWith Antoine P. Samhiry (active 1899-1937), Baghdad, Iraq, by 1935 [1];
Purchased from Samhiry, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.
NOTES:
[1] Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG01/01 Director's Office Records, Paul Gardner, box 4, folder 41, 1935 Sickman purchases en route. Before Laurence Sickman assumed his role as Curator of Asian Art in June 1935, he traveled through South Asia and the Middle East on his way from China to the U.S. This is one of several objects he purchased in Baghdad from Samhiry during this trip.
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