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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: 25 mm x 14
Credit Line William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1445
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSeals

DescriptionCriss-crossed bull and stag at center flanked by attacking lions, plant at rear.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)