Cylinder Seal

B14513

From: Iraq

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B14513
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Agade
Provenience Iraq
Period Archaic
Date Made ca. 2330 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Shell
Description

PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated goddess with one hand extended in sign of welcome, and perhaps a branch in the other. She is approached by two worshipers, and followed by two female servants. All have their hair tied in a loop behind, a fringed shawl, and the goddess a cubic seat with a low back.

Cyl. seal. Shell, 32 x 18 ½ mm. MS Coll.

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number PBS XIV: 210 - Other Number | 1420 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-1420 - Old Museum Number | CBS14513 - Other Number | P269479 - CDLI Number

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