between 2500 B.C. and 2350 B.C.
onyx marble ;
Morgan Seal 68
Description
1 cylinder seal : onyx marble ; 27 x 15 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Summary
Human figure grasping plant -- Crossed lions clutching ibex and gazelle -- Before legs of ibex, lizard -- Before head of gazelle, plant.
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
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