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Early Dynastic Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
Early Dynastic Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
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Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C. Lapis lazuli with the figure of a standing figure with bull head, human body, bull legs and tail, holding a pair of standing ibex by the heads; a standing naked male with radiate headdress and holding a pair of rearing lions by the necks; a standing figure with bull head and legs holding a rearing goat; a standing figure with bull head and legs and holding a pair of rearing ibex. Cf. W. Orthmann, PKG 14, Berlin 1975, p.230, fig.42a. 7.63 grams, 18 mm (3/4 in.).

From an important London collection; formed before 1990. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.

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Early Dynastic Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene

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