Title
Early dynastic Sumerian alabaster cylinder seal, inscribed with a scene of a seated figure being handed a beaker by an attendant, and a nude hero, conventionally regarded as Gilgamesh, in conflict with animals including two bulls and a lion
Caption
Early dynastic Sumerian alabaster cylinder seal, inscribed with a scene of a seated figure being handed a beaker by an attendant, and a nude hero, conventionally regarded as Gilgamesh, in conflict with animals including two bulls and a lion, Early Dynastic Sumerian. c 2600 BC. near Ubaid, Iraq.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Christie's, London
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A14_419
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
24,0Mb (944,5Kb) / 8,7in x 10,7in / 2616 x 3208 (300dpi)