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The Semitic Museum was founded by Jacob H. Schiff in 1889. It is no longer a public museum, but a research and teaching collection used in connection with the academic work of the Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization.

From the description of General information by and about the Semitic Museum. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228512547

The Semitic Museum was founded by Jacob H. Schiff in 1889. It is no longer a public museum but a research and teaching collection used in connection with the academic work of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization. Curators include David Gordon Lyon (1891-1922) who was also Honorary Curator (1922-1935) and Robert Henry Pfeiffer (1931- ). John Orne served as Curator of Arabic Manuscripts (1899-1911).

From the description of Records of Semitic Museum, 1891-1935 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972655
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creatorOf Kilted king facing suppliant goddess, with nude goddess, dwarf, star, lion-staff, and monkey [seal impression]. [modern impression of seal created between 1800 and 1600 B.C.] Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Female portrait bust [seal impression]. [modern impression of seal created between 224 and 651 A.D.] Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Nude goddess and kilted worshiper before kilted figure, with fly, ball-staff, and crescent [seal impression]. [modern impression of seal created between 1800 and 1600 B.C.] Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Eagle between hills, as double wavy line, in both orientations [seal impression]. [modern impression of seal created between 2150 and 2112 B.C.] Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Banquet scene, of confronted seated figures drinking from vessel through straws, with crescent and tree [seal impression]. [modern impression of seal created between 2340 and 2150 B.C.] Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Two stags [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Seated robed figures flanking tree, with caprid heads over guilloche over griffin menacing antelope [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Female figure holding object in two hands twisted legs [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Three rows of globular caprid heads , between single borders [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Suppliant goddess and robed figure facing deity, with monkey and lion-staff [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Mounted figure holding cross, with star before horse [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Schematized figure and hump-back bull, with fish and standards above [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Contest pairs, of robed figure holding rampant caprid and plant, and robed figure holding rampant bull [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Attendant figure facing standard and seated worshiper, with pseudo-cuneiform inscription [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Cat or other quadruped on table facing pair of lizards [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Eagle between water bird above double border above row of water birds [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed figures flanking standard, and couchant antelope over addorsed stags, between single borders [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Nude frontal female figure [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Schematized figures, damaged [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Central hero holding rampant stags attacked by lions [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Globular figure, raising leg, with flanking globular objects [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Eagle demon flanked by caprids, with crescent [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf The Syriac manuscripts in the Semitic Museum of Harvard University, by L. H. (Lewis H.) Titterton Houghton Library
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Male bust portrait [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Records relating to exhibits, 1982-1992 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed figure holding ibexes, and winged disk over tree, with crescent, fish, and star [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Papers of Edward Waldo Forbes, 1867-2005 Harvard Art Museums. Archives
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Schematized winged monster and winged genius flanking palmette or tree below winged disk [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Kneeling demon facing tree, and two crouching ibexes [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Antelopes or other caprids, with bird and kid [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Globular horned animal , looking backward [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Three robed worshipers, one with kid and one with vessel , before seated god holding cup, with crescent-star standard [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Rampant winged creatures flanking winged disk, damaged [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Suppliant goddess and robed worshiper holding calf facing ascending sun god (Shamash) with saw, with small, possibly recarved, superposed worship scenes [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Damaged, unintelligible design [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Tree flanking by kneeling figure and antelope on platform [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Scorpions, star, snake, and crescents in circular pattern radiating from central unknown icon [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Schematized robed worshiper on platform with table and standard [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Stag beneath globes, and stag below bird, between single borders [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Four worshipers facing seated figure [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Wright, George Ernest, 1909-1974. Papers, 1924-1976 Andover-Harvard Theological Library
referencedIn Papers of David Gordon Lyon, 1861, 1872-1935. Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Male portrait bust, flanked by star and crescent [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Contest group, of king with dagger and king with spear attacking central rampant lion [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Fishnet or crisscross pattern between single borders [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Row of crisscrossing and row of guilloched between hatched double borders [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Pair of superposed quadrupeds [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Zebu bull [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Winged god with wreath facing seated partially nude male leaning on spear, with bird [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed bald worshiper facing crescent standard on pedestal and bird on pedestal [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Contest group of kilted hero holding rampant lion attacking bull held by central hero holding caprid held by hero [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed worshiper holding streamer of winged disk supported by Atlantid figure inside streaming border [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Tree flanked by sitting caprids, with lion attacking figure, guilloched below, and standing figure facing seated figure, damaged [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Papers of Paul J. Sachs, 1903-2005 Harvard Art Museums. Archives
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Two robed figures, and confronted quadrupeds over guilloche, damaged [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Suppliant goddess leading robed worshiper to seated god, with crescent above, and unfinished or botched inscription [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Eagle or winged monster flanked by pseudo-cuneiform [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Records of Semitic Museum : chronological miscellany : interviews for the 1986 exhibition The Jewish experience at Harvard and Radcliffe, 1985-1986 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Contest of two kilted heroes wrestling rampant caprids [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Confronted schematized robed worshipers flanking standard below crescent [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed figure with scimitar facing confronted, rampant caprids, and robed figure facing rampant stag [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Row of eye lozenges between rows of parallel hatches [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf The Baroness Marie-Thérèse Ullens de Schooten collection at Harvard University : photographs, field recordings, and textual materials, 1927-1989, bulk 1951-1959 Fine Arts Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Procession of four robed figures, between single borders [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Standing figure and two pairs of dogs or other quadrupeds [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Female and male worshipers facing ascending god [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Two robed gods, worshiper, and storm god with sword and lightning fork riding bull facing seated figure holding cup, with ball-staffs, dwarf, crscent-disk, and branches [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Shematized robed worshiper facing standards on platform [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed worshiper facing crescent standard on pedastal, with disk [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Contest scene, with caprid crossed by rampant lion attacking bull held by demon holding bull, and nude hero holding lion crossed by lion, with scorpion [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Three contest pairs, of bull-man wrestling rampant lion, belted hero wrestling man-faced bull, and man-faced bull against hero [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Schematized figures and quadrupeds [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Harvard Semitic Museum. [Apocalypse of Paul, Cave of treasures, Apocalypse of Macarius] [microform] Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Bird and other creature above bucranium [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Kilted worshiper and king facing robed figure and lightning fork on bull, with crescent [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed worshiper facing tree, with star and winged disk above [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Tree and rampant quadruped, damaged [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. God in nimbus facing worshiper, tasseled spade standard of Marduk, and palm below winged disk, with fish, Pleaiades, and crescent [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Schematized figure and ladder designs [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Shematized robed worshiper facing table below star [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Six globular seated figure with raised arm facing building facade [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Records of the Assistants to the Directors, 1913-1999 (inclusive),1927-1943 (bulk) Harvard Art Museums. Archives
referencedIn Papers of Daniel Robbins and Seymour Slive, 1959-2003 (inclusive), 1971-1982 (bulk) Harvard Art Museums. Archives
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Winged god with spear facing smiting god, with smaller figure standing on lion [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed figure with branch and another with scimitar facing lion leaping griffin and attacking rampant quadruped [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Suppliant figure leading worshiper to suppliant goddess, with water bird, star, monkey and scorpion [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed figures facing seated figure, with dwarves, damaged [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Fishnet or crisscross pattern between single borders [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Kilted king with scepter facing suppliant goddess, with crook over monkey [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Contest scene, with horned belted figure between pair of rampant lions and pair of crossed caprids, and similar figure holding bull crossed with human legs [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Records relating to public relations, 1889-1992 (inclusive), 1976-1992 (bulk) Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed figures flanking tree, with guilloche over addorsed horned animals over guilloche [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Two registers of guilloches with globes, separated by double border [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed female facing suppliant goddess, and suppliant goddess and kilted king with scepter facing ascending Ishtar with lion club and scimitar [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed worshiper holding globe-topped object facing seated figure holding cup, with star above [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Contest with central winged apkallu man holding rampant bulls, with dwarf, star, and crescent [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Seated figure with raised arms, figure, and gate , damaged [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf General information by and about the Semitic Museum. Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Horizontal spiral or guilloche containing eye lozenges, between rows of gouges [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed figures with weapons flanking rampant bull, and rampant lion attacking caprid, with hatched tripple border above [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Bull-man wrestling crossed bull, tree on hill, and bull crossed with rampant lion, with antelope below inscription [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Crowned winged sphinx, with bird on hindquarters [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Shematized robed worshiper facing standards of Marduk (spade) and Nabu (wedge), with globe-topped dagger, and star above [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Bird and four quadrupeds inside single border within rope setting [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Crouching zebu bull facing crescent [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Winged disk above crouching quadruped, and tree with globes [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Pair of globular quadrupeds or scorpions, in opposing orientations [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Harvard University collection of reference materials relating to academic departments, research centers, laboratories, etc., ca. 1790- Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Figure kneeling before caprid leaping over quadruped, damaged [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed attendant and worshiper facing seated figure holding cup, with table of offerings, star, anc crescent [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Suppliant goddess facing inscription [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Pfeiffer, Robert H. (Robert Henry), 1892-1958. Papers, 1911-1958 (inclusive) Harvard University, Divinity School Library
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Schematized robed figures with joined hands, with horned animal over bird [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Two-faced male bust portrait within wreath [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed goddess worshiping seated deity, with crescent above [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Schematized figures flanking tree, and inverted figure, damaged [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Frieze of fish in three rows [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Suppliant robed figure and robed king with scepter, separated by panels of pseudo-cuneiform [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Male bust portrait, with crescent [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Mounted figure spearing rampant lion [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Apkallu bird demon with basket, Atlantid figure, and tree [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed god, bird demon, and robed god facing seated, streaming god [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Antelope or other caprid walking, facing bird [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Harvard Semitic Museum. Records of Semitic Museum, 1891-1935 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Robed worshiper facing seated figure with streaming cup , with spade standard or tree, and crescent above [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Winged god with spear and attendant facing robed worshiper, with star, ankh, ball-staff, and crescent [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Porada, Edith, 1912-1994. Three figures and frontal figure, damaged [seal impression]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Procession of schematized figures joined at shoulder and waist, with crisscross border above [seal impression]. [modern impression of seal created between 1500 and 1300 B.C.] Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Robed goddess leading worshiper to standing deity , damaged [seal impression]. [modern impression of seal created between 2112 and 2004 B.C.] Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Contest group, with crossed pair of rampant lions attacking caprids, and kilted hero, with dog above double line over scorpion [seal impression]. [modern impression of seal created between 2500 and 2340 B.C.] Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Schematized figures with raised hand, one standing on lion, another seated [seal impression]. [modern impression of seal created between 1500 B.C. and 1950 A.D.] Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Kilted king with scepter facing suppliant goddess, with fish, rosette, and prayer inscription [seal impression]. [modern impression of seal created between 1800 and 1600 B.C.] Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Bull and winged bull flanking palmette or ornate tree, and kilted figure holding and stepping on bull, with crescent above [seal impression]. [modern impression of seal created between 900 and 700 B.C.] Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Suppliant goddess and worshiper with folded arms facing seated king holding cup, with crescent-disk above [seal impression]. [modern impression of seal created between 1800 and 1600 B.C.] Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Branch or tree [seal impression]. [modern impression of seal created between 1000 B.C. and 1950 A.D.] Pierpont Morgan Library.
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associatedWith Harvard Art Museum. Director's Office. corporateBody
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associatedWith Harvard University. Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations. corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard University. Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations. corporateBody
associatedWith Lyon, David Gordon, 1852-1935. person
associatedWith Orne, John. person
associatedWith Pfeiffer, Robert H. 1892-1958. person
correspondedWith Robbins, Daniel person
associatedWith Rosovsky, Nitza. person
associatedWith Sachs, Paul J., 1878-1965 person
associatedWith Titterton, L. H. (Lewis H.) person
associatedWith Ullens de Schooten, Marie-Thérèse, Baroness, 1905-1989, person
correspondedWith Wright, George Ernest, 1909-1974 person
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