Akkadian Stone Cylinder Seal

An ancient Akkadian dark brown serpentine cylinder seal with a contest scene depicting two bearded heroes fighting rearing bulls.

Old Akkadian Period,
Ca. 2340 - 2200 BC.
Height: 1 1/4 in. (2.8 cm).
Formerly in a French private collection; acquired at Collection de Cachets Bijoux d'or, Antiquité de Fouilles, Collection de cachets at de cylindres Orientaux; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, July 1, 1968, lot 28
Inv#: 9164
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