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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian/Iranian
Neo-Assyrian Period (Peripheral)
883–612 B.C.
Object Place: Iran
Medium/Technique
Greenish faience
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 24.5 mm x 10.5
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1443
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionPeripheral Neo-Assyrian, Linear style. Two stylized bearded sphinxes facing each other with space between them.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)