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Sumerian Serpentine Cylinder Seal, Third Dynasty of Ur, c. 2080-2000 B.C.,

(Cylinder Seal)

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Item No.
32.36909
Culture
Sumer, Third Dynasty of Ur, c. 2080-2000 B.C. 
Item Details.
A presentation scene is shown. On the right a goddess in horned tiara and long flounced robe sits on an angular stool holding up one hand. Two standing figures face her: first a Lamma goddess in horned tiara and long robe falling in creases. She is raising one hand while holding the wrist of a human worshipper behind. He has bare head and wears a long fringed robe while raising one hand. A scorpion is a filler and there is a lunar crescent in the sky. The first owner in the ancient world had his name and identification given in a two-line inscription, but when the seal passed to a second owner this was rubbed down and cannot be read. The design is finely engraved and well preserved. The period is less well known than many others.
Comes with description and dating by Professor W.G. Lambert of the Birmingham University U.K.

Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired at an auction in the 1990’s

Display stand included

Size
2.7 cm L - 1 1/16 inch
Material
Serpentine 
Condition
Intact 
Categories
Cylinder Seals
Price.
US$ 2000
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