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Mitannian - Cylinder Seal with a Row of Human Figures above Animals - Walters 42685 - Side C
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Mitannian - Cylinder Seal with a Row of Human Figures above Animals - Walters 42685 - Side G
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Summary
This seal depicts a group of Mitannian deities. A winged male stands between two bulls and holds aloft a winged disk from which a deity emerges. Two male figures kneel on the backs of the bulls in adoration. A winged female stands holding small animals, and a male deity stands on a lion's back. He holds a weapon (possibly a mace) in one hand and a horned animal in the other; a bird perches on his shoulder. The tradition of representing deities on the backs of animals came from central Anatolia.
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artwork
cylinder seals in the walters art museum
mitannian cylinder seals
walters art museum
seal
cylinder seals
Date
2016
Source
Walters Art Museum
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