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bibliography and image source: Martin, Harriet: (unpublished; courtesy British School of Archaeology in Iraq). .

• museum number: IM88711

• excavation number: AbS2102

• provenience: Abu Salabikh

• dimension(s) (in cm):
height: 3.2; diam.: 1.5

• material: shell

• date: (ca. 2500 BC)

• description:
Straight sided cylindrical seal with longitudinal perforation, complete, but surface badly decayed. There is a contest scene in a single register: a lion facing left rises on its hind legs to attack the throat of a cervid(?) whose head with horns is thrown back. Behind the lion is probably a human figure attacking him (only front leg clear). Between his back and the cervid may be two short horizontal strokes dividing filling motifs above from a space below (badly worn).

• status: feared to be stolen

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