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Contest frieze with lions attacking horned animals

between 2500 B.C. and 2350 B.C.
white marble ;
Morgan Seal 70
Description
1 cylinder seal : white marble ; 23 x 10.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Summary
Two crossed lions each attacking horned animal, second of which is protected by hero with upturned curls.
Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department