Cylinder Seal with a Presentation Scene

20th-17th century BCE (Old Babylonian/Isin Larsa) Diam: 3/8 in. (0.9 cm) Citation

This seal depicts a standing male figure who approaches a goddess. A sun disc and a fly are incorporated into the scene. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in order to leave raised impressions when rolled into clay. Seals were generally used to...

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12069
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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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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.784

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