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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian
Akkadian
2334–2154 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Marble
Dimensions
Overall: 4.1 x 2.5 cm (1 5/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number45.97
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionContest scene. Bearded bull-men (kusarikku) wrestle lions, while the sun god Shamash, idenitified by his shoulder flames, forces a defeated deity to kneel before him.
ProvenanceBy 1945: with Fahim Kouchakji; 1945: purchased by the MFA for $750.
(Accession date: February 8, 1945)
(Accession date: February 8, 1945)