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Cylinder seal

2900–2334 B.C.
Object PlaceSumer
Medium/TechniqueLapis lazuli
DimensionsLegacy dimension: .17 x .8 mm.
Credit LineSeth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession number36.202
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
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