Distance:
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Site : Al Bataeh - Sharjah
Period : 1st Millennium B.C.
Material : Stone
Width : 2.7 cm
Weight : 12.1 gr
The hierarchical seal, 1st millennium BC depicts a person standing on the back of horned animal, post probably the bull. The bull was a sacred animal in Mesopotamia, symbol of strength, together with lion one of the strongest animals [Lapteff 2009]. The picture at the present seal may be symbol of power and hierarchically high position of the owner.
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