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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Babylonian
Neo-Babylonian
625–539 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Chalcedony
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 25 mm x 14.6
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1550
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionNeo-Babylonian modeled Style. Winged genius with scimitar grasps winged griffin (Ninurta attacking Anzu/Asakku?). Worshipper, winged disk, and dog [of Gula?] at rear of genius.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)