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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Levantine, Syrian
Late Bronze Age
1500–1350 B.C.
Object Place: Syria
Medium/Technique
Hematite
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 5 x 2.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
William E. Nickerson Fund
Accession Number1972.71
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionA group of warriors dressed in the garb associated with the Mitannians of North Syria is engaged in battle with coastal Syrians who wear an Aegean-type garb. The central pair of battling figures is in larger scale than the surrounding figures, a technique used to represent the king leading his troops in battle.
ProvenanceBy 1971, with Fouad Alouf (dealer), Beirut; 1972, sold by Alouf to J. J. Klejman (dealer), New York; 1972, sold by Klejman to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 8, 1972)