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Serpentine cylinder seal; boat scene - bearded figure, wearing a skirt, holding a pole or paddle and seated on a stool in a boat, with a high stern or prom, decorated with vertical ribs. A smaller figure, wearing a skirt, stands facing him at a higher level, holding a "ball" in his right hand and a "staff" in his left. An arrow pointing downwards divides the seal design vertically. Contest scene - hero (full face), naked except for belt, protecting a human-headed bull which a lion is attacking; slightly worn round the edge.
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