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A black intaglio object made of serpentine in the shape of a cylinder. It is carved with the image of a seated man on it. He wears a long skirt and holds his hands up to a crescent shape. There are carved lines that wrap along the sides.

Cylinder Seal: Banquet Scene

Mesopotamian

Seated king in a fringed robe holding a cup, facing a vessel stand and a beardless attendant with a flag-shaped fan; tree, star, and crescent.

Serpentine; chip on lower edge

Neo-Assyrian period

Seals