A MESOPOTAMIAN CREAM STONE CYLINDER SEAL
A MESOPOTAMIAN CREAM STONE CYLINDER SEAL

CIRCA 2600-2400 B.C.

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A MESOPOTAMIAN CREAM STONE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 2600-2400 B.C.
The design cut sideways on the seal, showing a bearded Lahmu (hairy hero) with large stylised beard falling down over his chest, curls either side of his head, holding a snake in each hand, a scorpion as the terminal, a frog in the field
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Surena collection, London, late 1970s-early 1980s.

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