Seal with Two-Horned Bull and Inscription
c. 2000 BC
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Seal with Two-Horned Bull and Inscription, c. 2000 BC. Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization. Steatite; overall: 3.2 x 3.2 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1973.160 A perforated boss at the back allowed the seal to be suspended and easily pressed.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Seals
- Formatted Medium
- steatite
- Medium
- steatite
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3.2 x 3.2 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1973.160
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- A Cleveland Bestiary
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 242A Ancient India
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