
Historical Assyrian Akkadian Contest Cylinder Seal wall Sculpture www.Neo-Mfg.com Mesopotamia
Historical Assyrian Akkadian Contest Cylinder Seal wall Sculpture www.Neo-Mfg.com Mesopotamia Museum Reproduction Cylinder seal impression A seal with a finely-modelled group showing a bull-man and a nude hero, each holding a rampant bull by the horn and tail. The forelegs of the bull are engraved to make it appear as if they touched the top of a stylized mountain, on which stands a "sacred tree". It has been thought, sceens of this type may represent Gilgamesh, hero of a series of Sumerian epic tales tales & the famous Assyro-Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh & Enkidu. Akkadian 2200B.C. Greenstone. 3.8cm (1.5") high x 2.3cm diameter A museum reproduction from the British Museum http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?partid=1&assetid=417143001&objectid=368708 We offer many custom color finishes like Silver Leaf, Bronze, Bronze with Patina, Aged stone, Pewter, Copper All finishes are Faux finish, each pi