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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Iranian
Neo-Assyrian (Peripheral)
883–612 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Gray chalcedony
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 36 mm x 16
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1428
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionPeripheral Neo-Assyrian, modeled Style. God at center with nimbus (melammu) flanked by two bird-headed beings ("apkallu's"/antediluvian sages) holding buckets (banduddu) in left hand. Scorpion in field below. Crescent and orb above.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)