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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Akkadian
Akkadian
2334–2154 B.C.
Object Place: Sumeria
Medium/Technique
Serpentine
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .21 x .10 mm.
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number36.196
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionMythological scene. Before a seated deity wearing a simple horned crown and a long garment appears a recumbent bull supporting on its back a winged door. Above the outstretched hand of the diety appears a crescent.
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.