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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Babylonian
Neo-Babylonian
625–539 B.C.
Object Place: Mesopotamia
Medium/Technique
Chalcedony with bronze wire attached through center
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 31.mm (55 with wire) x 10
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1361
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionNeo-Babylonian Cut Style. Contest scene. Bearded "hero" with kilt and holding shield thrusting dagger at winged lion-griffin. Ninurta overcoming Anzu?
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)