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Black Steatite Cylinder Seal, Early Neo-Sumerian

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Black Steatite Cylinder Seal, Early Neo-Sumerian

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Description

Black Steatite Cylinder Seal, Early Neo-Sumerian, c. 2200 - 2100 B.C.
The design shows a contest scene of two pairs: a lion biting the neck of a rearing horned animal and a hero grappling with a rearing buffalo. Rare.

Comes with description and dating by Professor W.G. Lambert of the Birmingham University U.K.

Material:Steatite

Size:2.2 cm L - 7/8 inch
Provenance: From an important collection of classical and Near Eastern seals, formed in the 1970s-1980s. Acquired from a London auction.
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