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Figures attacking feline

between 2200 B.C. and 2000 B.C.
black, very soft stone ;
Gift of Caroline M. Burns, sister of Robert F. Kelley, 1977.
KC 39
Description
1 cylinder seal : black, very soft stone ; 28 x 14 mm
Provenance
Acquired from dealers in Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon in the thirties or forties by Robert F. Kelley
Notes
Carved over an earlier, undatable design.
Summary
Two persons, one standing on an animal, attack a feline animal placed at right angles in the field.
Classification
Place
Syria.
Department