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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Akkadian
Early Akkadian
2334–2154 B.C.
Object Place: Mesopotamia
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 29 mm x 14.5
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1438
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionTwo gazelles with heads turned backwards flank "sacred tree," a lion attacks gazelle to the right of tree.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)