SealsMesopotamian
Seal with Standing and Seated Figures
2340-2180 BCE
Description
A human figure drives two horned animals, probably bulls.
Dimensions
1.8 x 1.7 cm (11/16 x 11/16 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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