Cylinder Seal: Man attacking long-horned animal
Cylinder Seal: Man attacking long-horned animal
Cylinder Seal: Man attacking long-horned animal
Cylinder Seal: Man attacking long-horned animal
Cylinder Seal: Man attacking long-horned animal
Cylinder Seal: Man attacking long-horned animal

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Cylinder Seal: Man attacking long-horned animal,

ca. 2000 BCE

Mesopotamian
Third Dynasty of Ur, 2112 - 2000 BCE
y1970-33

Information

Title
Cylinder Seal: Man attacking long-horned animal
Dates

ca. 2000 BCE

Medium
Lapis lazuli
Dimensions
l. 1.9 cm., diam. 1.3 cm. (3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Collection of Virginia Aldrich Van Vleck, Gift of Joseph Van Vleck Jr., Class of 1923
Object Number
y1970-33
Culture
Mesopotamian
Period
Third Dynasty of Ur
Type
cylinder seals, stamping (marking)
Subject
mammals, figures (representations)

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