Cylinder Seal with a Presentation Scene

ca. 2350-2150 BCE (Akkadian)

2.1 cm 3.6 cm

Citation

This scene depicts a seated deity receiving a procession of three figures. The standing individuals include a god followed by an interceding goddess who leads a man. The deities all wear horned headdresses, and a seven-pointed star is also included in the scene. Cylinder seals...

Artifact

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6914
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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/42.565

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