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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Ur III
2112–2004 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Hematite, intaglio
Dimensions
Length: 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number34.202
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionPresentation scene. Interceding deity introducing owner of seal to seated divinity. Crescent in the field above, figure of scorpion between god and interceding divinity. Inscription in three columns.
ProvenanceBy 1934: R.S. Cooke collection, Harrow Hill, Middlesex, England; 1934: purchased by the MFA from R.S. Cooke.*
(Accession date: June 7, 1934)
* Eighteen seals, 34.191-34.208, were purchased as a group for £201.
(Accession date: June 7, 1934)
* Eighteen seals, 34.191-34.208, were purchased as a group for £201.