between 2500 B.C. and 2350 B.C.
white marble ;
Morgan Seal 64
Description
1 cylinder seal : white marble ; 26 x 16 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Summary
Lion menacing bull-man who grasps ibex -- Gazelle held by hero with upturned curls, which are connected by snakelike line hanging down behind.
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
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