Cylinder Seal with a Contest Scene

ca. 2370-2230 BCE (Akkadian) Diam: 7/16 in. (1.2 cm) Citation

This seal features rearing and fighting lions, goats, and quadrupeds. A round vessel is also included in the scene. 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...

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32198
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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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en
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0
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.695

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