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Seal of Tarkasnawa, King of Mira   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Anonymous (Anatolia)Unknown author
Title
Seal of Tarkasnawa, King of Mira
Description
English: Luwian hieroglyphs surround a figure in royal dress. The inscription, repeated in cuneiform around the rim, gives the seal owner's name: the ruler Tarkasnawa of Mira. This famous bilingual inscription provided the first clues for deciphering Anatolian hieroglyphs.
Date circa 1220 BC
date QS:P571,-1220-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
(Hittite Empire)
Medium silver
medium QS:P186,Q1090
Dimensions height: 1 cm (0.3 in); diameter: 4.2 cm (1.6 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,1U174728
dimensions QS:P2386,4.2U174728
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
57.1512
Place of creation Anatolia, Turkey
Object history
Exhibition history The Taste of Maryland: Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1984.
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
Inscriptions [Translation] In Luwian hieroglyphs and cuneiform: Tarkasnawa, King of Mira
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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