SealsMesopotamian3rd millennium BCE
Cylinder Seal: Bull Facing a Seated Figure
c. 2350 BCE-2190 BCE
Description
Bull with winged gate/shrine on its back faces seated figure with outstretched arm, probably a deity; crescent moon above; second figure stands behind bull and holds a rope attached to shrine
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