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| Keywords: Mesopotamian - Cylinder Seal with a Nude Hero - Walters 42676 - Side C.jpg In the Akkadian period seal designs became more detailed In the two scenes on this seal a heroic figure with heavy beard and long curls holds off two roaring lions and another hero struggles with a water buffalo The inscription in the panel identifies the owner of this seal as Ur-Inanna the farmer between 2350 2150 BC Old Akkadian carved black stone cm 3 7 2 4 accession number 42 676 33263 Sadie Jones Mrs Henry Walters New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Joseph Brummer New York 1941 Walters Art Museum 1941 by purchase Museum purchase 1941 Translation Ur-Inanna the farmer place of origin Mesopotamia Walters Art Museum license Cylinder seals in the Walters Art Museum Art of Mesopotamia in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
