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Uruk period seal |
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This calcite cylinder seal with animal-shaped knob dates from 3300 to 3000 BC and is probably from the Sumerian city of Uruk. It details a priest-king, wearing a headband and net robe, feeding flowers to sheep. Reed bundles, symbols of the goddess Inanna, divide the scene.
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Original text based on notes from the British Museum. Image copyright © P L Kessler and the History Files. An original feature for the History Files. Go back or return home. |