Cylinder Seal with Eight-Pointed Star, Pleiades, and Crescent Moon
Resource details
Resource ID
5023
Metadata
Source Title
Cylinder seal with cultic scene
Country/Region
Mesopotamia
Dynasty/Period/Ruler
Neo-Assyrian Empire (936-606 BCE)
Source date
9th-8th Century BCE
Dimensions
D. 39.1 mm
Categories
astrology, astronomy, chalcedony, moon, venus, Assyrian, seal/cylinder, Sin, star(s), Pleiades, Nabû, Ištar, Marduk, The Stars (Pleiades)
Current Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA
Provenance
Acquired by the Museum in 1987 as a gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, New York.
On loan to the museum from Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, New York, (L.1986.47.38) from 1986-1987.
Part of the collection of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, New York, prior to 1986.
Originally from Mesopotamia, exact city uncertain.
Reference
1987.96.11
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/327289
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