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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Ur III
2112–2004 B.C.
Object Place: Sumer
Medium/Technique
Hematite
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 29.8 mm x 17
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1378
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionPresentation scene. Enthroned deity with horned crown and flounced garment is approached by suppliant female deity also with horned headdress and flounced garment holding by hand a shaven headed worshipper (probably owner of seal) who holds his right hand in front of his mouth. Solar disk inscribed in crescent in field between enthroned deity and suppliant deity. Inscription panel of three columns behind suppliant deity. Underneath inscription panel is another scene in much smaller scale. The hero Lahmu, naked, crouching, and holding flowing vessel, is flanked by two female deities with horned headdresses and flounced garments.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)