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Male figure with plant faces deity with clasped hands

between 1830 B.C. and 1730 B.C.
hematite ;
Gift of Caroline M. Burns, sister of Robert F. Kelley, 1977.
KC 59
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 20.5 x 11 mm
Provenance
Acquired in thirties and forties by Robert F. Kelley
Notes
"The unusual subject may have been recut about 1500 B.C. from an earlier cylinder."--PML Fellows Report, 1973 to 1977, p. 380
Summary
Male figure holding plant faces deity with clasped hands, and two long-robed wrestlers.
Classification
Department