M0019177: Impressions from three cylinder seals

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Impression from cylinder seal.

Impressions from three seals. On the left is a schist seal incised with a mythological scene with an inscription. It was purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1924 and accessioned in 1938 (R2362/1938). The middle seal is made of haematite inscribed with two figures and an inscription to the deities Ninsianna and Kabta. It was purchased at auction by the Museum in 1932 and accessioned in 1938 (accession number R2364/1938). The right seal is made of haematite and incised with the image of a seated deity holding a cup with an inscription. It was purchased at auction by the Museum in 1931 and accessioned in 1937 (accession number R481/1937).

September 1962

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for the items: R2362/1938 and R2364/1938 and R481/1937

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.