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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Cylinder Seal of a Black Stone, 1900 BCE - 1600 BCE

Cylinder Seal of a Black Stone, 1900 BCE - 1600 BCE

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The design shows two pairs of contestants: a rearing lion-griffin about to bite the snout of a gazelle sitting on a hillock, and a bull with human face grappling with...
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The design shows two pairs of contestants: a rearing lion-griffin about to bite the snout of a gazelle sitting on a hillock, and a bull with human face grappling with a rearing lion. Between these pairs in an inverted Lahmu-hero holding a jar at his waist.

This is an Old Babylonian seal, c. 1900-1600 B.C. It is a less common type, very well engraved and in good condition.
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