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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Early Dynastic Period
2900–2334 B.C.
Object Place: Sumeria
Medium/Technique
Arragonite
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .24 x .14 mm.
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number36.217
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionTwo long horned animals, one behind the other are driven by a nude man. Before the one animal appears a vertical, oblong object.
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.