cylinder seal

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Object Type
Museum number: 2012,6003.36
Description: White calcite cylinder seal. Engraved with design in two registers divided by a single line. A contest scene shows lions, a monster, goat, human and a bull in the upper register. In the lower there are nude heroes wearing belts, a horned animal, lions, bulls and a goat.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 2700BC-2600BC
Production place: Made in: Iraq, South
Excavator/field collector
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 14.30 millimetres; Length: 31.70 millimetres
Location: Not on display
Subjects: cattle; animal-fighting; mesopotamian myth/legend; wild cat/big cat
Acquisition name
Funder name: With contribution from: British Museum Friends; With contribution from: American Friends of the British Museum
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 2012
Acquisition notes: Acquired with the assistance of the British Museum Friends and the American Friends of the British Museum.
Department: Middle East
Registration number: 2012,6003.36
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: W.51 (Collection number)
Conservation

Free entry