MM 1956:106
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seal impression, seal
- Object description
- Cylinder seal with vertical bore. Engraving in low relief depicting a presentation scene with three figures. A female figure in profile view, draped in a long mantle with heavy folds, leaving one shoulder bare, is seated on a low throne or chair. She is wearing a rounded headgear, has pronounced breasts, and has one arm stretched out in a welcoming gesture. Above her is a moon crescent. In front of her are two standing figures, one leading the other by the hand towards the seated figure. The one to the left is wearing a long robe and a similar headgear as the seated figure. Her breast are pronounced in a similar fashion as the seated figure´s, and she has one hand raised. The other figure is wearing a long mantle with fringes along the front, and a plain headgear (or hairstyle?). Behind the standing figures is an inscription in two rows.
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