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Stamp Seal with Worshipper and Divine Symbol and Modern Impression
600 - 500 BCE
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Mesopotamian
Babylonian
Chalcedony
Overall: 1 × 7/16 × 11/16 inches (2.5 × 1.1 × 1.7 cm)
Glyptic Art
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Gift of Frederick Stearns
90.1S11584
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Probably Dr. F. D. Shepard (Aintab, Turkey)
1885-1895, purchased by Frederick Stearns [1831-1907] (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
October 1, 1897-present, gift to the Detroit Museum of Art (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Babylonian, Mesopotamian, Stamp Seal with Worshipper and Divine Symbol and Modern Impression, 600 - 500 BCE, chalcedony. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 90.1S11584.
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