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Lions fighting over mouflon

between 1300 B.C. and 1200 B.C.
greyish-green chert ;
Morgan Seal 605
Description
1 cylinder seal : greyish-green chert ; 35 x 15 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
Cylinder partly broken off.
Summary
Two lions fighting over kneeling mouflon -- Crescent and large star in sky -- In field, inscription.
Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department