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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Akkadian
Akkadian
2334–2154 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Hematite
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number45.473
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionEarly Akkadian, though still close to Early Dynastic style. Combat scene. At left, "hero" with curls (Lahmu) struggling with two bullmen. At right, nude and bearded figure with inverse truncated cone hat wrestling a bull which is attacked by a lion. The lion in turn is attacked by a bullman shown in profile.
ProvenanceBy 1945: with E. S. David, Long Island City, New York; 1944: purchased by the MFA from E. S. David for $250.
(Accession Date: May 10, 1945)
(Accession Date: May 10, 1945)