Cylinder Seal with Pleiades, Star, and Crescent Moon
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Resource details
Resource ID
5018
Metadata
Source Title
Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene
Country/Region
Mesopotamia
Dynasty/Period/Ruler
Neo-Assyrian Empire (936-606 BCE)
Source date
9th Century BCE
Dimensions
H. 25 mm, D. 13 mm
Categories
astrology, astronomy, pigment, moon, venus, Assyrian, seal/cylinder, Sin, star(s), Pleiades, Ištar, The Stars (Pleiades), crescent
Current Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA
Provenance
Purchased from Elie Bustros, Beirut (1970)
Reference
1970.183.2
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/326010
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