Artist: Anonymous (
Iran). Title: Cylinder Seal with a Lion Hunt. Description: English: In the 8th and 7th centuries BC, Elam, to the east of Mesopotamia in Iran, experienced a brief period of prosperity during which it allied itself with Babylonia against Assyria. The seals produced in Elam during this period reflect themes derived from Mesopotamia, such as the lion hunt seen here; however, the strong modeling, the almost decorative patterning of the details, and the exaggerated posture of the lion characterize the local Elamite style. Date: between 800 and 600
BC (Neo-Elamite). Medium: carved chalcedony. Dimensions: Height: 3.4 cm (1.3 in). Diameter: 1.4 cm (0.6 in). Current location:
Walters Art Museum .
. Native name: Walters Art Museum. Location:
Baltimore,
United States of America. Coordinates:
39° 17′ 46″ N, 76° 36′ 55″ W . Established: 1934. Website:
thewalters.org. Authority control:
:
Q210081 VIAF:
126086372 ISNI:
0000 0004 0373 611X ULAN:
500279110 LCCN:
no00096900 GND:
16029354-6 WorldCat.. Accession number:
42.797. Place of creation: Elam (in present-day Iran). Object history: Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown] Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, 1941 Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase. Credit line: Museum purchase, 1941. Source:
Walters Art Museum:
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