Inlay: banquet scene with a seated figure holding a palm frond, ca. 2600–2500

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Inlay: banquet scene with a seated figure holding a palm frond, Early Dynastic IIIa, ca. 2600–2500 , Mesopotamia, Nippur, Sumerian, Shell, x in. (5 x cm), Shell-Ornaments, This plaque is cut from a piece of pearly shell in the shape of a seated figure facing to the left, missing the head, feet and right arm. The figure’s gender cannot be determined by any surviving features or by the garment

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Size: 4560px × 4038px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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