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Black serpentine cylinder seal; contest scene - naked hero (full face) in the centre protecting two human headed bulls. The one on the right is being attacked by a lion with a hero, with a head-dress of drill-holes, is stabbing. Terminal - two parallel horizontal lines. A stag being protected by a bull-man. Extensive use of the drill. Line roughly incised round each end.
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