SealsMitannian2nd millennium BCE
Cylinder Seal: Presentation Scene; Stags
1850-1600 BCE
Description
A king in a round cap and fringed robe, one hand raised, approaches the Storm God, who holds a lightning bolt and steps on a bull; suppliant goddess with clasped hands behind the king; the bird, Egyptian ankh symbol, human head, and rampant lion are later Syrian additions.
Dimensions
H: 2.4cm; Diam. 1.1cm
Provenance
Marcopoli collection, Aleppo, (by 1984). McLendon collection, (by 1993), sold; [through Christie's, New York, June 14, 1993, lot 147], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1993.
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