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| Keywords: Mesopotamian - Cylinder Seal - Walters 42564 - Impression.jpg The variety of mythological scenes increased dramatically during the Akkadian period In this seal a seated vegetation goddess is greeted by three other deities Stalks of grain sprout from the females while tree branches grow from the two males perhaps referring to a specific myth between 2350 2150 BC Akkadian carved black stone cm 3 5 2 2 h x diam accession number 42 564 14117 Mrs Henry Walters New York Sale Joseph Brummer New York 1941 Walters Art Museum 1941 by purchase Museum purchase 1941 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 place of origin Mesopotamia Walters Art Museum license Cylinder seals in the Walters Art Museum Art of Mesopotamia in the Walters Art Museum Plants in art of the ancient Near East Cylinder seal impressions Archaeological seal impressions Walters Art Museum cylinder seal impressions Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
