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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Babylonian
Neo-Babylonian
625–539 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Chalcedony
Dimensions
Length x diameter: 2.4 x 1.2 cm (15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Endowment for Biblical Research, Boston
Accession Number1983.579
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionA bearded votary standing with his hand upraised before a helmeted, bearded, winged scorpion-being with lion's feet. Behind him, a wild boar facing a palm tree.
ProvenanceBy 1983: Endowment for Biblical Research, Boston; 1983: given to the MFA by the Endowment for Biblical Research, 7 December 1983.