Cylinder Seal with a Contest Scene

18th-17th century BCE (Old Syrian) Citation

Syrian seals have a diverse range of imagery drawn from Syria, Egypt, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia. This seal depicts two deities, one winged, each in the "Master of Animal" pose. They hold inverted lions by their hind legs in each hand. Based on the style, this seal possibly ori...

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32065
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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/42.696

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