Scroll seal with animal fight. Akkadian I, ca. 2334 - 2279 B.C. H 3.4cm, ø 2.1cm. Greenish serpentine. Two human-headed bison facing away from each other, their heads turned towards the viewer, the one on the right being harassed by a bearded hero. To the right, an ox with its head turned back, being attacked by a lion. With copy of the bill! With unrolling! Published in: E. Rehm, Rollsiegel aus einer hessischen Privatsammlung, Ugarit-Forschungen 35, 2003, no. 19. rubbed off. Provenance: Ex collection J.K.-E., Hesse, acquired at Christie's London, 16.07.1985, lot 280.
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