ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Cylinder Seal of a Contest Scene: A Man Holds Two Goats, each Attacked by Lions, a Male Combatant behind one of the Lions
Possible OriginSyria, Asia
PeriodEarly Bronze Age
Date2500-2350 BCE
MediumSerpentinite (?)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1/2 x 5/16 in. (1.2 x 0.8 cm)
Object number2012.032.076
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired June 3, 2001.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
8th-7th Century BCE
late 6th Century BCE
late 6th Century BCE
