ART AND ARTIFACT
Goddesschess Galleries

 

Male Figure Before a Goddess Drawing Aside Her Mantle
Cylinder seal and impression - Syria (ca.1720–1650 B.C.)

From the The Morgan Library & Museum collection

Note: The "entwined serpents" motif is reflected in the earlier
construction of the "backgammon" gameboard unearthed in the Burnt City.