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| Keywords: Mesopotamian - Cylinder Seal with Figures in Combat with Horned Animals - Walters 42628 - Impression.jpg Combat scenes between humans and other creatures became very popular in the later Early Dynastic period The intricate pairing of interlocking figures creates an elaborate decorative pattern The star between the heads of the bull and goat may represent the sign for deity between 2600 2350 BC Early Dynastic II-Early Dynastic III lapis lazuli cm 2 1 1 accession number 42 628 7665 Mrs Henry Walters New York Sale Joseph Brummer New York 1941 Walters Art Museum 1941 by purchase Museum purchase 1941 place of origin Mesopotamia Walters Art Museum license Cylinder seals in the Walters Art Museum Art of Mesopotamia in the Walters Art Museum Confronted-animals Lions in art of the ancient Near East Animals in art of the ancient Near East Cylinder seal impressions Walters Art Museum cylinder seal impressions Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
