Two sitting dogs facing each other
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | Two sitting dogs face each other. Between them are undetermined motifs, while behind them are two crossed heads, a griffin's or serpent's head, and a bull's head. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- dogs (2): sitting - animal heads (2): serpent's or griffin's and bull's head - undetermined motifs (2): between the dogs |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Harvard Art Museum/Arthur M. Sackler Museum |
| Museum number | 1993.191 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | formerly in the Marcopoli Collection (the collection was assembled by the Marcopoli family), from the beginning of the 19th century; acquired by Mr McLendon, around 1969; acquired by the Harvard Museum, after 1969 |
| First occurence | formerly in the Marcopoli Collection (the collection was assembled by the Marcopoli family), from the beginning of the 19th century |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 25, d: 11 |
| Material and features | chalcedony |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | animal |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Teissier 1984, 182–183 no. 287. Teissier, B.: Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley – Los Angeles – London, 1984. Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993, 115 lot 171 (1st item). Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993, Antiquities. |