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Cylinder seal
Cylinder seal

Cylinder seal

883–612 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueRock crystal
DimensionsLegacy dimension: .28 x .11
Credit LineArchibald Cary Coolidge Fund
Accession number34.1440
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSeals
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.
Stamp seal
A.D. 226–651
Unfinished cylinder seal
2334–2154 B.C.
Stamp seal
A.D. 226–651
Stamp seal
A.D. 226–651
Straight sided cup
2625–2500 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
Necklace
568–542 B.C.
Blue-glazed quartz beads
about 1700–1550 B.C.