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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: 30.5 x 16 mm.
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1620
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionMale figure thrusting spear at lion, pair of birds above, bush and/or tree between male figure and lion.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)