12867http://www165.123.244.137/subject/12867/Object TypeCylinder SealsMuseumBritish MuseumSeason Number07: 1928-1929TechniqueImpressedTechniqueInscribedMaterialGoldMaterialLapis LazuliU Number12470Description (Modern)Lapis lazuli cylinder seal with gold caps at both ends, over a bitumen core; re-used with inscription of original owner erased or defaced; decoration of a contest scene- lion attacking a bearded hero (full-face) who grasps the tail of a bull which another bearded hero (full-face) is grasping by a horn and foreleg. Both the hero are naked except for a double belt.British Museum DatabaseDescription (Catalog Card)Cylinder seal. Lapis, with gold caps. 2 men and 2 lions fighting and an inscription intentionally defaced.Woolley's descriptionDescription (Modern)Object is not sealed.Find Context (Catalog Card)PG 1422Material (Catalog Card)Lapis lazuliMaterial (Catalog Card)GoldMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (BM Big Number)122216Museum Number (BM Registration Number)1929,1017.18Tablet ID NumberP474334Measurement (Catalog Card)l. 0027 diam 0018Measurement (Height)27Barrett. 1976. Near East Section, Ur, Inscribed ObjectsMeasurement (Width)18Barrett. 1976. Near East Section, Ur, Inscribed ObjectsMeasurement (X)27Measurement (X)44measurement with the gold caps?Measurement (Y)18