Preview
Creation Date
2350–2150 BCE
Culture
Akkadian
Medium
Cast resin
Dimensions
1 ⅛ in. (2.7 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased by the Department of Art History, for Summer Scholars research by Ellie Westfall (’27), 2025.
Accession Number
2025.106.5
Provenance
Purchased by Ellie Westfall from Ancient Replicas on July 12, 2025. Ancient Replicas is an Etsy storefront based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania run by Dr. Stephen Meyers, the president of The Institute for Biblical and Scientific Studies.
Description
Gilgamesh and Enkidu cylinder seal replica. Scene of Gilgamesh and bull of heaven, Enkidu fights Humbaba, from Lugai-Lam scribe.
The original seal is in the collection of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa, University of Chicago, 22. https://isac-idb.uchicago.edu/id/8f8ec16b-9a3b-42cb-8f3f-62429c2c9bf5
Keywords
Department of Art History Collection, Ancient Near East, Before 600 BCE, Cylinder Seal