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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Akkadian
Akkadian
2334–2154 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Serpentinite
Dimensions
3.5 x 2.3 cm (1 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Endowment for Biblical Research, Boston
Accession Number1983.571
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionBanquet scene. Two figures are seated facing each other. The figure at right is perhaps a royal figure holding a shallow bowl. An attendant figure stands in front of him. Crescent in the field above between them. Another attendant figure stands behind the seated figure at left. He is shown holding the symbol of Enki/Ea, the god of wisdom.
ProvenanceBy 1983: Endowment for Biblical Research, Boston; 1983: given to the MFA by the Endowment for Biblical Research, 7 December 1983.