Stamp Seal with a star, crescent moon and the Pleiades
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Resource details
Resource ID
5056
Metadata
Source Title
Stamp seal (button-shaped) with divine symbols
Country/Region
Assyria
Dynasty/Period/Ruler
Neo-Assyrian Empire (936-606 BCE)
Source date
Late 8th-7th century BCE
Dimensions
11.9 x 20.1 mm
Categories
astrology, astronomy, faience, moon, venus, Assyrian, seal/stamp, Sin, star(s), Pleiades, Ištar, The Stars (Pleiades)
Current Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA
Provenance
Sold by General Luigi Palma di Cesnola (1874)
Probably purchased by General Luigi Palma di Cesnola in Cyprus (1865-1872)
Originally from Mesopotamia, likely Assyria.
Reference
74.51.4368
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/321383
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