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A worn black cylinder seal decorated with a banquet scene showing a god and a goddess drinking through straws from a large vessel. An attendant god is shown on one side and a snake appears above the vessel.
Height: 0.02 m
Width: 0.011 m
Method of acquisition: Given (2005) by Groos, Gordon, Mr. and Mrs.
Sargonid
Akkadian
Circa
-2350
-
-2150
geologist said metagabbro Serpentine
Accession number: ANE.18.2005
Primary reference Number: 137234
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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