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An extremely high quality Babylonian cylinder seal of black shiny serpentine, dating to the Sumerian UR III, 2100-2000 BC.
Impressive seal, 16-17 mm. thick and 26 mm. long, quite massive in hand.
The seal depicts a sharply carved contest scene between human headed bulls, and other creatures standing on two legs.
The seal is published in 'The cylinder seal as an object d'art', p. 19, by Erik K. Rasmussen 2010.
Condition: Near Mint! Finely patinated seal with fine ancient surfaces.
Antiquities
Ancient Near East
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