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bibliography and image source: Gibson, McGuire: (unpublished). Chicago: Umm al-Hafriyat Expedition,

• museum number: IM83075

• excavation number: UmH140

• provenience: Umm al-Hafriyat

• dimension(s) (in cm):
Height: 3.5 cm, Diam: 2.2 cm

• material: pink stone (felsite)

• date: Akkadian (ca. 2250 BC)

• description:
Pink stone cylinder seal. Scene: two standing human figures with arms raised in greeting facing a god standing in a four-wheeled chariot pulled by a bull. The figure in front of the bull is pouring water from a small vessel onto the ground. The god holds a whip in one hand and the reins in the other. The surface is badly worn at the two standing figures. material: felsite.

• status: feared to be stolen

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