Cylinder seal and modern impression: heroes wrestling rampant animals
Unknown Artist
ca. 2250–2150 BCE
Medium
Jasper
Dimensions
H. 3.6 x Diam. 2.3 cm (1 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Classification
Stone-Cylinder Seals
Culture & Period
Akkadian · Akkadian
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, 1986
Accession Number
1986.311.37
Tags
AnimalsMen