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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Early Dynastic Period
2900–2334 B.C.
Object Place: Sumeria
Medium/Technique
Serpentine
Dimensions
.27 x .14 mm.
Credit Line
Archibald Cary Coolidge Fund
Accession Number34.1450
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionTwo parallel wavy lines, the space between them filled by short vertical lines. Inside the wavy lines are two triangular cross-hatched areas. In between is a large bird (Anzu?) with spread wings. Above one wing of the bird appears a crescent.
ProvenanceBy 1934: R. S. Cooke Collection, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, England; 1934: purchased by the MFA from Mr. Cooke.*
(Accession date: December 6, 1934)
*Seventeen seals, numbered 34.1440-34.1456 were purchased as a group for $6000.
(Accession date: December 6, 1934)
*Seventeen seals, numbered 34.1440-34.1456 were purchased as a group for $6000.