Cylinder Seal of a Black Stone, 1900 BCE - 1600 BCE
Stone
OF.287
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...
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.
This is an Old Babylonian seal, c. 1900-1600 B.C. It is a less common type, very well engraved and in good condition.