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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Akkadian
Akkadian
2334–2154 B.C.
Object Place: Mesopotamia
Medium/Technique
Buff shell
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 20.2 mm x 10
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1458
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionAt left a deity (Tishpak?) seated on a throne containing four snakes. Altar with plant in front of him, inscription in two columns above snakes and altar. A nude male figure waters plant or libates. Behind nude figure two struggling deities with horned helmets. Left deity holds broken mace and is attacked by deity with shoulder flames (Shamash?) weilding a trident.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)