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2300-2200 B.C.
Details
AN AKKADIAN DARK GREEN SERPENTINE CYLINDER SEAL
2300-2200 B.C.
Showing a presentation scene with the seated water god, Enki, wearing a long flounced robe, two streams of water pouring from his shoulders, an attendant standing behind holding a mace, before them Enki's two-faced vizier, Usmu, introduces two worshippers carrying offerings
1½ in. (4 cm.) high
2300-2200 B.C.
Showing a presentation scene with the seated water god, Enki, wearing a long flounced robe, two streams of water pouring from his shoulders, an attendant standing behind holding a mace, before them Enki's two-faced vizier, Usmu, introduces two worshippers carrying offerings
1½ in. (4 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in a private collection, Germany, 1976-1978.
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