Cylinder Seal with a Contest Scene and an Inscription
This scene depicts two heroes fighting lions standing on their hind legs. A cuneiform inscription is incorporated into the scene. The surface of the seal is worn. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in order to leave raised impressions when roll...
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40312
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object
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stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
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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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
0
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import
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.579 |
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