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Babylonian Cylinder Seal -from 3rd Dynasty, Uraka the Neo Sumerian period 2000BC:
$1000.00
"is a seal from the Third Dynasty of Uraka the Neo Sumerian period c. 2100-2000 BCE."comments by an expert in ancient sealsMy grandfather was stationed in the middle east from 1955 till 1964 and collected many ancient items. He is who labeled the details. His label states:
"Iraq: Cylinder Seal 7th or 8th Century B.C.This seal presents several religious symbols such as the three dots representing the sun god, the curved disc representing Ish tar the moon goddess and the offering of tribute to the a ruler by two of his subjects. The animals shown may be wild boar or small lions."
