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Cylinder seal: ANE.1.1952

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Cylinder seal decorated with a contest scene showing a minor divinity grasping a human-headed bull by the foreleg. On one side a king and another human figure overpower a lion. Another vignette shows a rampant lion attacking a bull. An axe and an eight-pointed star appear in the field.

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.032 m
Width: 0.021 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1952) by Menasce, G. D.

Dating

Sargonid
Akkadian
Circa -2400 - -2200

Materials used in production

dark green Serpentine

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Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.1.1952
Primary reference Number: 88936
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.1.1952

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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