Cylinder seal with animal contest and banquet scene
Unknown Artist
ca. 2600–2350 BCE
Medium
Lapis lazuli
Dimensions
H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Diam. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm)
Classification
Stone-Cylinder Seals
Culture & Period
Sumerian · Early Dynastic III
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Nanette B. Kelekian, in memory of Charles Dikran and Beatrice Kelekian, 1999
Accession Number
1999.325.2
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Animals