Cylinder Seal with a Presentation Scene

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

This seal features a worshipper being led by an interceding goddess towards a seated deity. The deity has his arm raised and a crescent moon decorates the space above. Another figure stands next to the worshipper. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intag...

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20444
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object
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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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CC0
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en
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0
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.651

Terms

संस्कृति
Neo-Sumerian
माध्यम
brown and white stone
विधा
cylinder seals

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