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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Babylonian
Old Babylonian
1894–1595 B.C.
Object Place: Babylon
Medium/Technique
Green stone
Dimensions
Height: 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Otis Norcross Fund
Accession Number34.177
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionContest scene. At left, nude hero with six curls, Lahmu, grasping by one leg and the tail an upturned buffalo upon whose neck he places his foot; at right, criss-crossed rampant lions attacking rearing bulls. Inscription in two columns.
ProvenanceAcquired May 3, 1934 in exchange for 30.469.