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| Keywords: Iranian - Cylinder Seal with a Lion Hunt - Walters 42797.jpg 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 between 800 600 BC Neo-Elamite carved chalcedony cm 3 4 1 4 accession number 42 797 27918 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 Museum purchase 1941 place of origin Elam in present-day Iran Walters Art Museum license Cylinder seals in the Walters Art Museum Art of Iran Chariots in Ancient Oriental Art Iranian cylinder seal impressions Lions in art of the ancient Near East Animals in art of the ancient Near East Walters Art Museum cylinder seal impressions Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Neo-Elamite period | ||||
