Cylinder Seal with a Contest Scene

ca. 2700-2334 BCE (Early Dynastic III (?)) H: 3/8 in. (1 cm) Citation

This seal depicts dynamic animals fighting on their hind legs. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in order to leave raised impressions when rolled into clay. Seals were generally used to mark ownership, and they could act as official identifier...

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29866
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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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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.646

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