Cylinder Seal with a Contest Scene and an Inscription
The scene on this seal depicts a lion attacking a horned quadruped. A second horned quadruped is shown being attacked by a winged monster with talons. Between these two sets of battling creatures is a small juglet suspended in the field. There is a cuneiform inscription in two...
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27892
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normalized
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
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CC0
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en
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7
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.814_VwA_UK.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.814_VwA_UK.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.814_VwA_UK.jpg |
| imageCount | 7 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.814 |
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