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Summary[edit]

Artist
Anonymous (Mesopotamia)
Unknown author
Title
Sin Kashid Cone
Description
English: This unglazed clay cone has an inscription that features the name of Sin Kashid of Uruk.
Date between 1865 and 1833 BC
date QS:P571,-1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,-1865-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-1833-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
(Old Babylonian)
Medium clay
medium QS:P186,Q42302
Dimensions Height: 7 cm (2.7 in); Width: 4 cm (1.5 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,7U174728;P2049,4U174728
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
48.1804
place of creation Mesopotamia
Object history
  • 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
Credit line Museum purchase, 1941
Inscriptions [Translation] Sin-kashid, / mighty king, / king of Uruk, / king of Amnanum, / his palace, / of kingship he built.
Source Walters Art Museum: Nuvola filesystems folder home.svg Home page Information icon.svg Info about artwork
Permission
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