Cylinder seal and modern impression: Ishtar image and a worshiper below a canopy flanked by winged genies

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.1989.361.1

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MMA_.1989.361.1

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

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Creator Nationality:

Asian; Middle Eastern; Mesopotamian

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Asian; Middle Eastern; Mesopotamian

Creator Nationality

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Creator Name-CRT:

Mesopotamian

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Mesopotamian

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Cylinder seal and modern impression: Ishtar image and a worshiper below a canopy flanked by winged genies

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Cylinder seal and modern impression: Ishtar image and a worshiper below a canopy flanked by winged genies

Title

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

8th-7th century B.C.

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8th-7th century B.C.

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

-799

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-799

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

-600

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-600

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Chalcedony

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Chalcedony

Materials and Techniques

false

Dimensions:

H. 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm)

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H. 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

1989.361.1

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1989.361.1

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, 1989

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Gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, 1989

Credit Line

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Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Seals of the early first millennium B.C. in Babylonia and Assyria were carved in the linear, drilled, cut, and modeled styles. The modeled style illustrated here derives from earlier Middle Assyrian seal carving and from the modeled sculpture in the palace of Sargon II (r. 721-705 B.C.), king of Assyria at Khorsabad. This style was used predominantly on seals showing scenes of contest and worship.

On this cylinder seal a statue of the goddess Ishtar stands on a platform within a canopied enclosure. Ishtar is identified by crossed quivers, a starred crown, and stars encircling her body. Two winged genies protect the enclosure, while a kneeling figure worships.

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<P>Seals of the early first millennium B.C. in Babylonia and Assyria were carved in the linear, drilled, cut, and modeled styles. The modeled style illustrated here derives from earlier Middle Assyrian seal carving and from the modeled sculpture in the palace of Sargon II (r. 721-705 B.C.), king of Assyria at Khorsabad. This style was used predominantly on seals showing scenes of contest and worship.</P> <P>On this cylinder seal a statue of the goddess Ishtar stands on a platform within a canopied enclosure. Ishtar is identified by crossed quivers, a starred crown, and stars encircling her body. Two winged genies protect the enclosure, while a kneeling figure worships.</P>

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