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Cylinder seal

1894–1595 B.C.
Object PlaceBabylon
Medium/TechniqueMottled Jasper
DimensionsLegacy dimension: .22 x .11 mm.
Credit LineSeth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession number36.201
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSeals
Provenance1936: Purchased by the MFA through Prof. Robert A. Pfeiffer.*
(Accession date: April 2, 1936)

*40 seals, 36.177-36.216, were purchased as a group for $500.
Cylinder seal
625–539 B.C.
Cylinder seal
550–331 B.C.
Stamp seal
550–331 B.C.
Cylinder seal
550–331 B.C.
Stamp seal
A.D. 226–651
Cylinder seal
800–500 B.C.
Cylinder seal
700–550 B.C.
Cylinder seal
625–539 B.C.
Stamp seal
2700–1500 B.C.
Stamp seal
A.D. 226–651