Caption

Conical stamp seal with a hole drilled below the top of the cone. On the circular base is engraved a walking gazelle shown in right profile with one backward-curved, notched horn, ear, eye, and beard. The upward-curving tail ends in a tassel of three engraved lines. Above the rump is a horizontally displayed crescent moon. In front of the muzzle is a schematic plant or branch with leaves depicted as a vertical line ending in three short fan-like lines. Materials: seal stamp seal. Style: Northern Mesopotamian. Date: 9th–8th century BC previously dated ca. 9th–7th century BC. Place of origin: Northern Mesopotamia Iraq/Syria/Turkey. Dimensions: height 1.4 cm; width 1.65 cm. Makership: unknown workshop. Subjects: goats/gazelle., A small rounded object with a worn, textured surface in shades of gray and brown, showing a carved outline of an animal with slender legs and a curved neck on one face, alongside a carved curved line and a small plantlike motif; the object has a drilled hole through its side and appears against a plain light-gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_176

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.1Mb (1.9Mb) / 12.2in x 12.2in / 3647 x 3647 (300dpi)

Keywords

Conical stamp seal hole drilled top cone circular base engraved walking gazelle shown right profile backward-curved notched horn ear eye beard upward-curving tail ends tassel three lines rump horizontally displayed crescent moon front muzzle schematic plant branch leaves depicted vertical line ending three short fan- Materials seal stamp seal Style Northern Mesopotamian Date 9th–8th century BC previously dated ca 9th–7th century BC Place origin Northern Mesopotamia Iraq Syria Turkey Dimensions height 1.4 cm width 1.65 cm Makership unknown workshop Subjects goats small rounded object worn textured surface shades gray brown showing carved outline animal slender legs curved neck face alongside carved curved line small plantlike motif drilled hole side plain light-gray background.