[ca. 2450 B.C.]
lapis lazuli
Diameter: 26 mm. Height: 8 mm. Inner diameter: 25.2 mm. String hole: 4 mm.
Promised gift; Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Rosen.
Inscription:
Inscribed in cuneiform with the name of Rimush, second king of the Akkade Dynasty (reigned ca. 2278-2270 B.C.)
Provenance:
Acquired by Rimush during his military campaign in Iran.
Notes:
Engraving is in the style of Mesopotamian reliefs of about 2450 B.C., about 200 years older than the inscription.
Summary:
Side with inscription: seated king. Obverse: Man-headed eagle grasping two horned animals.
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