| 1988-01-01 |
mKB |
Traces of the impressions of two strands of rope. Design: A nude hero holding the beards of two horned animals (caprids) which have bodies facing away from the hero and heads turned back toward him. Beyond are two crossed animals; the one standing upright is a lion. This is a common theme in Fara style seals. Strommenger, 1964 PI. 42 bottom (ED 11) has a hero pulling the beards of animals turned in same direction as this seal from Mozan. Amiet 1961, PI. 64:854, a Fara seal, has this same motif although this hero has a different head. See also P1. 62:907 and P1. 71:948. [Input: ZJ226_rL_si.j] |