[ca. 2450 B.C.]
lapis lazuli ;
Promised gift; Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Rosen.
Description
1 disk : lapis lazuli ; Diameter: 26 mm. Height: 8 mm. Inner diameter: 25.2 mm. String hole: 4 mm.
Provenance
Acquired by Rimush during his military campaign in Iran.
Notes
Engraving is in the style of Mesopotamian reliefs of about 2450 B.C., about 200 years older than the inscription.
Summary
Side with inscription: seated king. Obverse: Man-headed eagle grasping two horned animals.
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