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Attendant with fan and towel facing king(?)

between 883 B.C. and 800 B.C.
greyish-drab limestone ;
Morgan Seal 668
Description
1 cylinder seal : greyish-drab limestone ; 29 x 10.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"The scenes of 665-672 each comprise only two figures, those of a king and an attendant. The latter is swaying a fan or fly whisk over a vessel set in a stand (665-671)."--Porada, CANES, p. 80
Summary
Attendant with fan and towel facing king(?), who holds cup and bow; between them, stand with vessel -- Terminal: crescent above plant with three shoots.
Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department