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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Early Dynastic Period
2900–2334 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Brownish limestone
Dimensions
Overall: 3.4 x 1.8 cm (1 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archibald Cary Coolidge Fund
Accession Number34.1444
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionContest scene. Two criss-crossed rampant lions; one is devouring a bull and the other a long horned animal. The long horned animal is menaced from behind by a nude hero wearing a feather crown and the bull by a bullman. A small long-horned animal at end of scene.
ProvenanceBy 1934: R. S. Cooke Collection, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, England; 1934: purchased by the MFA from Mr. Cooke.*
(Accession date: December 6, 1934)
*Seventeen seals, numbered 34.1440-34.1456 were purchased as a group for $6000.
(Accession date: December 6, 1934)
*Seventeen seals, numbered 34.1440-34.1456 were purchased as a group for $6000.