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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Akkadian
Akkadian
2334–2154 B.C.
Object Place: Mesopotamia
Medium/Technique
Marble
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 35.5 mm x 23.7 (22)
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1450
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionSun god Shamash with shoulder flames and dagger rising between twin mountains after his nightly journey in the Underworld. Two gods hold open the "gates of heaven."
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)