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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Early Dynastic Period
2900–2334 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Stone; Limestone
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 2.7 x 1.6 cm (1 1/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Endowment for Biblical Research, Boston
Accession Number1983.563
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionContest scene? Representation in a coarse, linear style, depicting a kneeling man with a composite figure, whose foreparts are those of an animal.
ProvenanceBy 1983: Endowment for Biblical Research, Boston; 1983: given to the MFA by the Endowment for Biblical Research, 7 December 1983.