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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Akkadian
Akkadian
2334–2154 B.C.
Object Place: Babylon
Medium/Technique
Hematite
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Length: 0.014
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number25.68
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionContest scene. At right: two bullmen symmetrically arranged with inscription in between, the one at left grappling bearded nude hero, the one at right grappling lion. At left: bearded man in profile grasping a rearing animal.
ProvenanceBy 1925: private collection; 1925: given to the MFA by a private donor, 5 March 1925.