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Hearst Museum object titled Cylinder seal, accession number 9-5257, described as Cylinder seal: hematite (?), Gilgamesh [Gilgamesh cross out on card], two lions attacking two horned animals. Babylonian.[9-5257 and 9-5258 form a group and have the same catalogue card] [Handwritten on card: 9-5257: black magnesite (?).17 x 9.5 mm. Contest: two antelopes contesting, each attacked from behind by a lion; lions' tails cross. Style: Akkadian. References:Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, #510 (Akkadian), #635 (ED or Akkadian), *#680] [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: 9-5257 & 9-5258. 16.5 x 9.5 mm. Contest freize: Two antelopes being attacked by two lions. Fine grained metamorphic stone, black. Akkadian.]

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