Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal Akkadian Period, ca. 2334-2100 BC. Nude bearded hero attacking lion; nude bearded hero attacking water buffalo. Provenance: Beit El Deir Collection, assembled 1990s to early 2000s; Cyrus Collection assembled by Edward Safani (Iran, America, b. 1912-1998); Benjamin Mahboubin (Iran, b. 1868-1968). L. 3/4" (1.9 cm).