Cylinder Seal, no date

  • Sumerian, Mesopotamian

Basalt

  • Overall: 1/2 × 7/8 inches (1.3 × 2.2 cm)

Gift of Frederick Stearns

90.1S11580

probably Dr. F. D. Shepard (Aintab, Turkey)

1885-1895, purchased by Frederick Stearns [1831-1907] (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

October 1, 1897-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Sumerian, Mesopotamian, Cylinder Seal, no date, basalt. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 90.1S11580.