Cylinder seal. Two figures wearing long robes are seated on either side of a footed vase from which a tree of life springs; in the field a star, a crescent and an unidentified motif; the left figure is wearing a skullcap and holding a wand in his right hand while raising his left hand; the right figure is wearing a tiara and holding a wand in his right hand.
The figure on the left is wearing a skullcap and holding a wand in his right hand while raising his left hand; the figure on the right is wearing a tiara and holding a cup in his raised right hand.
right hand. Two lines of vertical inscriptions in cuneiform characters.
3rd Dynasty of Ur or Isin Larsa period.
Lapis lazuli.
H. 1.6 cm ES
Provenance: Drees Gallery, Brussels.
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