Cylinder seal and modern impression: heroes wrestling rampant animals
Object type: Cylinder seal
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Akkadian
Period: Akkadian
Date: ca. 2250–2150 BCE
Medium: Jasper
Dimensions: H. 3.6 x Diam. 2.3 cm (1 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Classification: Stone-Cylinder Seals
Geography:      Mesopotamia 
Credit line: Gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, 1986
Accession year: 1986
Tags: Animals|Men