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Attendant with fan and towel facing king(?)

between 883 B.C. and 800 B.C.
black serpentine ;
Morgan Seal 671
Description
1 cylinder seal : black serpentine ; 28 x 12 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
King(?) who holds cup and bow facing attendant with fan and towel; between them, stand with vessel --Terminal: star above tasseled spade on stand.
Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department