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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian
Mitannian
1500–1350 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Steatite
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 26.7 mm x 11.5
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1546
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionMitannian Common Style. Two (dancing?) male figures with upraised legs, two horizontal rows of horned animals joined at haunches.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)