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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Assyrian
Neo-Assyrian
883–612 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Chalcedony
Dimensions
Overall: Length 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number99.352
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionA four-winged being holds in right hand the foreleg of an upright winged bull; and in left hand the foreleg of a winged, human-headed lion. Smaller winged bullman to left with winged disk hovering above him. S.L. 133.
Provenance1899, sold by Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928) to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1899)