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Cylinder seal

550–331 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueLapis lazuli
DimensionsOverall: 3.7 x 2 cm (1 7/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineArchibald Cary Coolidge Fund
Accession number34.1447
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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.
Cylinder seal
2900–2334 B.C.
Cylinder seal
2900–2334 B.C.
Cylinder seal
2900–2334 B.C.
Lapis-lazuli
1550–1070 B.C.
Amulet of Maat
959–332 B.C.
Group shot:  47.1699, 47.1700, 47.1701
2575–2528 B.C.
Group shot: 47.1700, 52.1837
2575–2528 B.C.
Bracelet fragments
2625–2500 B.C.
Horus falcon
525–404 B.C., or later