Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal, c. 1300 to 900 BCE
height 4.5 cm
height 1 3/4 in
height 1 3/4 in
IL.113
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A beautiful cylinder seal in lapis lazuli with the God Humbaba in the iconography of Master of the Beasts dominating a lion and an antelope. These are two animals of...
A beautiful cylinder seal in lapis lazuli with the God Humbaba in the iconography of Master of the Beasts dominating a lion and an antelope. These are two animals of the Cedar Forest, the glorious realm of the gods of Mesopotamian mythology of which Humbaba is the custodian.
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