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Collections | Ancient Near Eastern Seals & Tablets Views: List | Single work | Overview Text only « | ‹ | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | › | » Heroes Protecting Animals From Felines Cylinder seal Mesopotamia, Early Dynastic III period (ca.2600–2334B.C.) Lapis lazuli 24 x 13 mm Seal no. 80 Kilted Hero Attacking Felines Menacing Horned Animals; Human-Headed Bull Below Empty Space Cylinder seal and impression Mesopotamia, Early Dynastic III period (ca. 2600–2334 B.C.) Lapis lazuli 22 x 14 mm Seal no. 85 Stone Bowl With a Dedication Inscription in Sumerian Mesopotamia, Early Dynastic III period (ca. 25th century B.C.) Calcite or aragonite Inscribed: (To) [a deity], Megirimta, child born to Lugal-kisalsi (and) wife of Muni-hursag, presented (this bowl). Height: 10 cm; diameter: 16.4 cm MLC no. 2630 See more in Written in Stone online exhibition » Crowned Hero Grasping Bull; Nude Bearded Hero Holding Human-Headed Bulls Cylinder seal and impression Mesopotamia, Akkadian period (ca. 2334–2154 B.C.) Carnelian 23.5 x 13 mm Seal no. 149 Nude Bearded Hero Wrestling with Water Buffalo; Bull Man Fighting Lion Cylinder seal and impression Mesopotamia, Akkadian period (ca. 2334–2154 B.C.) Serpentine 36 x 25 mm Seal no. 159 Nude Bearded Hero Subduing Bull; Bull Man Overpowering Lion Cylinder seal and impression Mesopotamia, Akkadian period (ca. 2334–2154 B.C.) Jasper 32 x 22 (20) mm Seal no. 162 Bull Men Contesting with Lions Cylinder seal and impression Mesopotamia, Akkadian period (ca. 2334–2154 B.C.) Marble 28 x 26 (25) mm Seal no. 167 Sun God Rising with Attendants Opening the Gates of Heaven Cylinder seal and impression Mesopotamia, Akkadian period (ca. 2334–2154 B.C.) Serpentine 40.5 x 28 (27) mm Seal no. 178 « | ‹ | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | › | »

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