Cylinder Seal with a Presentation Scene and an Inscription

ca. 2050-1950 BCE (Ur III) H: 3/8 in. (0.9 cm) Citation

This presentation scene depicts a goddess leading a worshipper to a seated deity. Two registers of cuneiform text are incorporated into the scene. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in order to leave raised impressions when rolled into clay. Se...

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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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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.632

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