Contest frieze
between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite
20.5 x 12 mm
Morgan Seal 355
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Summary:
Nude bearded hero grasping lion that attacks goat while lion-griffin, also attacking goat, is restrained by bull-man -- In field, three drillings -- Terminal: lion scimitar.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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