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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Assyrian
Neo-Assyrian
883–612 B.C.
Object Place: Mesopotamian
Medium/Technique
Buff faience with blue green glaze
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 23.5 mm x 8
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1500
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionNeo Assyrian Linear style. Robed archer shoots at ostrich. Tree on ground between archer and ostrich.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)