Cylinder Seal with a Presentation Scene
mid 21st-17th century BCE (Neo-Sumerian or Old Babylonian/Isin Larsa)
Diam: 5/16 in. (0.8 cm)
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This presentation scene includes an interceding goddess leading a king to a seated deity. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in order to leave raised impressions when rolled into clay. Seals were generally used to mark ownership, and they coul...
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33406
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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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0
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.663 |
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