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Cylinder seal

Near Eastern, Iranian
Prehistoric Susa, Susa I
4000–3500 B.C.

Medium/Technique Basalt
Dimensions Overall: 4.2 x 2.4 cm (1 5/8 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1397
ClassificationsSeals

DescriptionHorned headed humanoid figure and three quadrupeds.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)