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Cylinder seal and modern impression: bull-man combatting lion; nude hero combatting water buffalo; inscription

ca. 2250–2150 B.C.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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  • Title: Cylinder seal and modern impression: bull-man combatting lion; nude hero combatting water buffalo; inscription
  • Date Created: ca. 2250–2150 B.C.
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 15/16 in. ( 3.4 cm ); Diam. 7/8 in. ( 2.3 cm)
  • Type: Cylinder seal
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/327600
  • Medium: Albite
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  • Period: Akkadian
  • Culture: Akkadian
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