Cylinder Seal with Two Figures and an Inscription
The scene on this seal depicts a standing figure in a short tunic facing a second figure in long, tufted robe with hands raised. The scene incorporates cuneiform text in three registers. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in order to leave rais...
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13870
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
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en
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6
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.587 |
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