Cylinder Seal

73-15-4

From: Iran

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number 73-15-4
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iran
Period Post Akkad (uncertain)
Section Near Eastern
Materials Plastic
Description

Black steatite. Two apposed scorpions with an undulating line between them, probably representing a serpant. Cutting and proportion seems to point to post Akkad period.

Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1973

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