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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Assyrian
Neo-Assyrian
883–612 B.C.
Object Place: Assyria
Medium/Technique
Chalcedony
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .29 x .13 mm.
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number36.211
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionA bearded figure wearing a long richly decorated mantle holds on one side a bearded winged sphinx and on the other a beardless one. In the field appears a crescent.
Provenance1936: Purchased by the MFA through Prof. Robert A. Pfeiffer.*
(Accession date: April 2, 1936)
*40 seals, 36.177-36.216, were purchased as a group for $500.
(Accession date: April 2, 1936)
*40 seals, 36.177-36.216, were purchased as a group for $500.