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| Keywords: Mesopotamian - Cylinder Seal with Human-Headed Griffin Attacking a Horse - Walters 42444.jpg This seal depicting a human-headed griffin attacking a horse has the detailed modeling of musculature characteristic of Middle Assyrian period art The use of an empty background highlights the drama of the contest and marks a turning point in Assyrian art later expressed on a large scale in carved palace reliefs The cuneiform inscription records the owner's name seal of Silliya between 1400 1200 BC Middle Assyrian incised violet and white stone cm 3 9 1 5 h x diam accession number 42 444 6945 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 Acquired by Henry Walters Translation seal of Silliya place of origin Mesopotamia Walters Art Museum license Cuneiform reversed stamping objects Horses in art of the ancient Near East Animals in art of the ancient Near East Art of Mesopotamia in the Walters Art Museum Cuneiform on cylinder seals Assyrian seal impressions Walters Art Museum 42444 cylinder seal Walters Art Museum cylinder seal impressions Cylinder seals in the Walters Art Museum Ru cuneiform Mi cuneiform I cuneiform A cuneiform Ia cuneiform Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Middle Assyrian Period | ||||
