Sealing

32-21-515

From: Iraq | Tepe Gawra

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 32-21-515
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Tepe Gawra
Archaeology Area Level VIIIa
Locus M e | level 8 a
Period Gawra VIIIa
Section Near Eastern
Materials Clay
Iconography Snake | Man | Woman | Adam? | Eve?
Description

Container sealing depicting a man and woman coupling with a snake behind them and a spade in front of them. Sometimes thought to represent "Adam & Eve".

Length 4.2 cm
Credit Line American School Oriental Research / University Museum Expedition to Tepe Gawra, Iraq; E. A. Speiser, 1932
Other Number 5943 - Field No SF | Rothman: 2960 - Other Number

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