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| Keywords: Near Eastern - Cylinder Seal with Man Wrestling and Vanquishing Lion - Walters 42687 - Side C.jpg The scene on this seal comprises two parts The first depicts a bull-man battling a lion; the second shows a nude hero battling an inverted bull There is a brief cuneiform inscription in two registers featuring the names of Shamash and Aya and a small nude figure below these registers date early Old Babylon; Babylon I hematite cm 2 1 1 1 accession number 42 687 35917 Sadie Jones Mrs Henry Walters New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Joseph Brummer New York 1941 Walters Art Museum 1941 by purchase Museum purchase 1941 Inscription place of origin Padua Italy Walters Art Museum license Cylinder seals in the Walters Art Museum Art of the ancient Near East Walters Art Museum cylinder seals with cuneiform Walters cylinder seal 42687 Bull of Heaven Epic of Gilgamesh Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
