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Lion Seal (Front)
Unknown
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
This black serpentine seal is carved in the round in the shape of a lion with open jaws and a square muzzle. The engraving on the underside depicts a chariot carrying two men, galloping over a man, with a branch above.
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Details
- Title: Lion Seal (Front)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 7th–6th century B.C.
- Physical Dimensions: 1.6 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm (5/8 × 11/16 × 1/2 in.)
- Type: Seal
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Black serpentine
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 81.AN.76.211
- Culture: Near Eastern (Syrian) or Cypriot
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Implements (Object Genre)
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