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CIRCA 2300-2200 B.C.
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AN AKKADIAN WHITE STONE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 2300-2200 B.C.
Deeply engraved with a contest scene showing two crossed lions each mauling its prey, a stag and a gazelle, all raised up on their hindlegs; a crescent moon above and a scorpion below. Protecting the stag on one side is a figure with the lower body of a bull, upper human body and a bird's(?) head. On the other side, a hero with spiky hair is protecting the gazelle, holding a sword in one hand, repaired
13/8 in. (3.4 cm.) high
CIRCA 2300-2200 B.C.
Deeply engraved with a contest scene showing two crossed lions each mauling its prey, a stag and a gazelle, all raised up on their hindlegs; a crescent moon above and a scorpion below. Protecting the stag on one side is a figure with the lower body of a bull, upper human body and a bird's(?) head. On the other side, a hero with spiky hair is protecting the gazelle, holding a sword in one hand, repaired
13/8 in. (3.4 cm.) high
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