Contest frieze with ram, lion and bull, and eagle

between 2500 B.C. and 2350 B.C.
alabaster
37 x 21 mm
Morgan Seal 102
Provenance: 
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Summary: 

Above: ram; rampant animal; lion and bull facing; eagle with tail and legs merged in cone, clutching ram that initiates scene -- Over lion, arc with radiating lines -- Below: Two sheep approaching third standing under arch; plant.

Place: 
Southern Mesopotamia.
Classification: 
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