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•	stone -- cylinder seal -- mythological creature -- bull, human-headed

•	stone -- cylinder seal -- animals -- goat

•	stone -- cylinder seal -- animals -- lion

•	stone -- cylinder seal -- combat -- male versus animal

modern impression

bibliography and image source: Frankfort, Henri: Stratified Cylinder Seals from the Diyala Region. Oriental Institute Publications 72. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, no. 375.

• museum number: IM42561

• excavation number: Kh. IX 40

• provenience: Khafaje

• dimension(s) (in cm):
2 x 1.1

• material: lapis lazuli

• date: Early Dynastic III (ca. 2500 - 2350 BC)

• description:
Lion attacking goat crosses human-headed bull attacked by another lion, which is restrained by nude figure.

• status: feared to be stolen

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