ca. 2400 B.C.
lapis lazuli ;
Morgan Seal 89
Description
1 cylinder seal : lapis lazuli ; 39 x 10 (13) mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
Cylinder damaged.
Summary
Above: center, nude bearded hero clasping two horned animals, which are attacked by two lions -- Terminal: lines with drillings -- Below: two walking horned animals -- Three drillings in field.
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
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