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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Early Dynastic Period
2900–2334 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Marble
Dimensions
Overall: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number34.194
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionTwo registers. Upper: Two goats flanking or nibbling on a bush (cf. "Ram and the thicket" found in Ur by Woolley). Lower: Banquet scene.
ProvenanceBy 1934: R.S. Cooke collection, Harrow Hill, Middlesex, England; 1934: purchased by the MFA from R.S. Cooke.*
(Accession date: June 7, 1934)
* Eighteen seals, 34.191-34.208, were purchased as a group for £201.
(Accession date: June 7, 1934)
* Eighteen seals, 34.191-34.208, were purchased as a group for £201.