Cylinder seal with cultic scene
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- H. 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm)
- Origin
- Assyrian
- Department
- Ancient West Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, 1989
Art Genome Taxonomy
7 tags
Subject Matter
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Mythology and Religion Both · 94%
The catalog title identifies the image as a cultic scene, while the impression visibly presents a formal encounter involving human or human-like figures and ritual-looking attributes.
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Human Figure Visual · 98%
The impression contains several human or human-like profile figures, including standing figures and a centrally placed kneeling figure.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Detailed Visual · 93%
Fine incised or transferred details articulate garments, hair, wings, gestures, facial features, staffs, and small motifs within the compact scene.
Medium and Techniques
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Archaeological Object Metadata · 99%
The Metropolitan Museum of Art classifies the work as a cylinder seal, an archaeological object.
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Carving Both · 98%
The catalog identifies chalcedony as the material, and the image shows figures and motifs cut into the cylinder to create a transferable impression.
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the cylinder seal to the late ninth–early eighth century BCE.
Materials
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Stone Metadata · 98%
The catalog identifies the seal's material as flawed neutral chalcedony, a variety of quartz and therefore a stone material.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Cylinder seal with cultic scene. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.