Title
Cylinder seal depicting two crossed lions attacking a horned creature while the bearded hero, conventionally identified as Gilgamesh, assists
Caption
Cylinder seal depicting two crossed lions attacking a horned creature while the bearded hero, conventionally identified as Gilgamesh, assists, The inscription in old Akkadian reads Kalli, servant of the god Gir (Nergal) of the underworld. Mesopotamia. Akkadian Period : 2340 2180 BC Material : Haematite.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/British Museum B.M. 104486
Date
Apr 30, 2004
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A15_047
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
15,0Mb (961,1Kb) / 12,3in x 4,7in / 3679 x 1424 (300dpi)