Cylinder Seal with Bull-Men and Lion

2700 BC - 2600 BC
Calcite
Tell Agrab
3.2 cm x 2.4 cm diam.

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Who or what is the victim in this scene?

What special qualities do you think a bull-man might have?

Can you think of other mythical creatures that are half-man and half-animal?

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