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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Levantine, Syrian
Period of International Exchanges
1500–1350 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Hematite
Dimensions
Overall: Length 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.701
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionTwo bullmen (kusarikku's) hold a standard surmounted by a cartouche (the sign ankh between two birds). To the left, a tall female figure holding the ankh sign stands with two figures who face her, an Egyptian-looking male figure under a winged globe, and a goddess (Hathor?). Between them is a young boy with side lock. S.L. 9.
ProvenanceBy 1897, Count Micheł Tyszkiewicz (b. 1828 - d. 1897), Rome; June 8-10, 1898, Tyszkiewicz sale, Paul Chevallier, Paris, lot 247. 1898, sold by Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928) to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1898)