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Stamp Seal in the Form of a Reclining Calf
late 4th-early 3rd millennium BCE (Jamdet Nasr)
carved marble
(Ancient Near East )
(Ancient Near East )
This stamp seal is carved in the shape of a reclining bull. The base is engraved with a design of five large felines and other scattered animals.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Mesopotamia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 1/4 x 1 9/16 x 3/4 in. (3.2 x 3.9 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.540