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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Babylonian
Neo-Babylonian
625–539 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Chalcedony
Dimensions
Length: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession Number27.649
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionContest scene. Winged god or genius grasping two bulls by the foreleg. Inscription in Neo-Babylonian.
ProvenanceBy 1926: Edward Perry Warren collection; April 5, 1926: lent to the MFA by Edward Perry Warren; 1927: purchased by the MFA from Edward Perry Warren.
(Accession Date: November 17, 1927)
(Accession Date: November 17, 1927)