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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Babylonian
Kassite
1595–1157 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Mottled chalcedony
Dimensions
Overall: Length 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.698
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionSurface divided into columns; in one is a man in attitude of prayer; in others cuneiform inscription citing the name Kurigalzu. S.L.6.
ProvenanceBy 1897, Count Micheł Tyszkiewicz (b. 1828 - d. 1897), Rome; June 8-10, 1898, Tyszkiewicz sale, Paul Chevallier, Paris, lot 244 (ex Prokesch-Osten Collection, said to have been found in Mesopotamia); 1898, Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928); 1898, sold by Edward Perry Warren to the MFA.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1898)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1898)