Lillian Henkel Haass (Michigan, USA)
1937-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Cylinder Seal with Contest of Hero and Human-headed Bulls, 2350 - 2200 BCE
- Akkadian, Mesopotamian
Basalt
- Overall: 1 × 9/16 inches (2.5 × 1.4 cm)
Gift of Lillian Henkel Haass
37.44
On View
- Ancient Middle East Gallery
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Details
Meerchyad, Lina. "Ancient Mesopotamian Seals in the Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts," Bulletin of the DIA 90, no. 1/4 (2016): p. 70, no. 13.
Akkadian, Mesopotamian, Cylinder Seal with Contest of Hero and Human-headed Bulls, 2350 - 2200 BCE, basalt. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Lillian Henkel Haass, 37.44.
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