File:Cylinder seal lions Louvre MNB1167 n2.jpg

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Description

English: Jasper cylinder seal: monstrous lions and lion-headed eagles, Mesopotamia, Uruk Period (4100 BC–3000 BC).

Français : Sceau-cylindre en jaspe : lions monstrueux et aigles à tête de lion, période d'Uruk (4100–3000 av. J.-C.).

Current location

( Inventory) Louvre Museum

	Native name	Musée du Louvre
	Location	Paris
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 37.42″ N, 2° 20′ 15.36″ E
	Established	1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority control	WorldCat

Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu wing, ground floor, room 1a, case 2

Accession number

MNB 1167

Credit line

Purchase, 1877

References

Louvre.fr

Source/Photographer

Marie-Lan Nguyen (2010)

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