Lot no. 18
*CYLINDER SEAL
In marble, depicting a fight between animals: the lion on the right attacks a gazelle, while the other on the left bites an ibex.
H. 22 mm; D. 13 mm.
Mesopotamia, protodynastic culture III. 2600-2340 BC
Provenance: Rassla Foundation, Zurich, 1975.
A Mesopotamian Protodynastic marble cylinder seal showing a fighting scene; a lion attacking a gazelle while another attacks anibex. 2600-2340 B.C
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