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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Akkadian
Akkadian
2334–2154 B.C.
Object Place: Mesopotamia
Medium/Technique
Serpentine
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 2 cm (1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1413
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionMythological/presentation scene. A god wearing sword (Tishpak?) is seated on a throne whence emerge five serpents. A bearded male votary stands in front of him presenting a plough. The god also holds part of the plough. Behind the votary stands a nude figure holding a spear in his left hand and the ring-post, symbol of Enki/Ea, in his right. An attendant god with horned headdress holds a mace or emblem behind the seated god.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)