Ancient Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Bull Motif - Historical Artifact #55990 (License: Personal Use)

This image depicts a stylized impression from a clay cylinder seal dating to the Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia (c. 2600-2350 BCE). The central figure is a horned bull adorned with a fringed garment, possibly representing a divine or royal animal, standing before a rolled document or offering. Above it are iconic symbols: a radiant sun disk, mountain-like form (perhaps a ziggurat or sacred hill), and early cuneiform signs indicating a name or title. Such seals served as signatures, property markers, and amulets in ancient Sumerian society.

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