ANCIENT ART IN MINIATURE: Near Eastern Seals from the Collection of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky HOLLY PITTMAN in collaboration with JOAN ARUZ The Metropolitan Museum of Art New YorkANCIENT ART IN MINIATURE: Near Eastern Seals from the Collection of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky HOLLY PITTMAN in collaboration with JOAN ARUZ The Metropolitan Museum of Art New YorkThe publication of this volume was made possible by funding from the Hagop Kevorkian Fund with additional support from Martin and Sarah Cherkasky. Copyright © 1987 by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York John P. O'Neill, Editor in Chief ‘Cynthia Clark, Editor Matthew Pimm, Production Peter Oldenburg, Designer Composed by David E. Scham Associates Inc. Printed and bound by Schneidereith & Sons, Baltimore, Ma Black-and-white photography by Metropolitan Museum Photograph Studio, Photograph Fig. 15, courtesy Pierpont Morgan Library; Fig. 23, courtesy Trustees of the British Museum, (On the covet: Cylinder-seal impression (Seal 72) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pittman, Holly. ‘Ancient art in miniature. Exhibition catalog. 1. Seals (Numismatics) —Middle East—Exhibitions 2. Glyptics—Exhibitions. 3. Cherkasky, Martin— Art collections—Exhibitions, 4. Cherkasky, Satah— Art collections—Exhibitions, 5. Middle East— Civilization—To 622—Exhibitions. I. Aru2, Joan, TL. Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) TIL Title CDs344.P57 1987 737.6 By 7173 ISBN 0:87099-489-1 (pbk.)