Cylinder seal from Mari (Tell Hariri)

The national museum of Damascus – متحف دمشق الوطني

Description

This cylinder has a frieze of battling animals, with two lionesses and a lion attacking a gazelle. The end of the scene is marked with two horizontal lines and, below them, a vertical scorpion. Above the lines is a blank space in which the owner’s name could be placed.

  • Excavated from: TELL HARIRI, ANCIENT MARI

  • Date: 2600 BC

  • Material: Columella and plaster

  • Item Dimensions: 3.2 x 1.9 cm (seal)/13.5 x 4.6 cm (imprint)

  • Archaeological Mission:

  • National Museum Of Damascus (2011) – Inv Number: DAMASCUS M 4448 

  • Index Number: Dam 068-2

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