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Sculpture in Mesopotamia

Uruk-period cylinder seal with stamped clay tablet (4100-3000 BCE)

Uruk-period cylinder seal with stamped clay tablet (4100-3000 BCE)

An Uruk-period cylinder seal and stamped clay tablet featuring monstrous lions and lion-headed eagles, on display at the Louvre Museum. 

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