WESTERN ASIATIC OLD AKKADIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH CONTEST SCENES 2334-2000 BC A lapis lazuli cylinder seal with two registers separated by a trilinear band; in the upper, two 'bull-men' looking over their shoulders as each are attacked by a rampant lion, the right one is pulled back by its mane and tail by a naked bearded hero, standing between two long daggers; in the lower: a pair of rearing water buffalos with back facing each other, are attacked by a rampant lion, the right one is pulled back by its tail by a naked bearded hero. 3.44 grams, 26mm (1"). Condition Very fine condition. Provenance From a North London private collection; acquired before 1990. Literature Cf. Boehmer, R. M. Die Entwicklung der Glyptik während de Akkad-Zeit, Berlin 1965, fig.101 (to the upper register) and 202 (to the lower register).
WESTERN ASIATIC OLD AKKADIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH CONTEST SCENES 2334-2000 BC A lapis lazuli cylinder seal with two registers separated by a trilinear band; in the upper, two 'bull-men' looking over their shoulders as each are attacked by a rampant lion, the right one is pulled back by its mane and tail by a naked bearded hero, standing between two long daggers; in the lower: a pair of rearing water buffalos with back facing each other, are attacked by a rampant lion, the right one is pulled back by its tail by a naked bearded hero. 3.44 grams, 26mm (1"). Condition Very fine condition. Provenance From a North London private collection; acquired before 1990. Literature Cf. Boehmer, R. M. Die Entwicklung der Glyptik während de Akkad-Zeit, Berlin 1965, fig.101 (to the upper register) and 202 (to the lower register).
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