Lot Essay
For the frontal-faced hero, see no. 243 in Buchanan, Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection.
EARLY DYNASTIC II, CIRCA 2700-2600 B.C.
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A SUMERIAN WHITE STONE CYLINDER SEAL
early dynastic ii, circa 2700-2600 b.c.
Engraved with a frontally faced hero between crossed lions to the left, a goat crossed with a lion to the right, an animal-headed deity grasping the lion to the right, a hero between the lion and two crossed animals (one a lion) to the left
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high
early dynastic ii, circa 2700-2600 b.c.
Engraved with a frontally faced hero between crossed lions to the left, a goat crossed with a lion to the right, an animal-headed deity grasping the lion to the right, a hero between the lion and two crossed animals (one a lion) to the left
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high