SealsMesopotamian
Early Dynastic IIIa Seal with Man and Animals
Description
Human figure drives two big, horned quadrupeds, each with a smaller quadruped on its back, to the right. Two more quadrupeds, each with a smaller quadruped on its back, are in terminal field, moving in opposite directions.
Dimensions
2.8 x 2.5 cm (1 1/8 x 1 in.)
Provenance
Hans Silvius von Aulock, Istanbul; sold [through Christie's, New York, June 13, 2000, no.532] to Harvard University Art Museums.
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