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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Akkadian
Akkadian
2334–2154 B.C.
Object Place: Sumeria
Medium/Technique
Diorite
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .26 x .15 mm.
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number36.191
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionBanquet scene. Two human figures, both dressed in long robes, are seated facing each other. They drink through tubes from a vessel standing between them above which appears a crescent. Behind the seated figure at right appears a third human figure wearing a long garment, standing, and hands folded on chest.
Provenance1936: Purchased by the MFA through Prof. Robert A. Pfeiffer.*
(Accession date: April 2, 1936)
*40 seals, 36.177-36.216, were purchased as a group for $500.
(Accession date: April 2, 1936)
*40 seals, 36.177-36.216, were purchased as a group for $500.