Sealing

UE III: double axe motive worked into the same rich pattern. It is perhaps derived from the net (cf No. 44). A scene of offering occupies the lower register. A lady, remarkable for her long hair and fringed shawl, sits on an elegant stool which has curved legs in the shape of bull's feet. She ddrinks out of a tumbler. A nude servant brings some presents. A large fish may be a symbol of the catch, if not an emblem of the lady herself (Nina). A woman squatting (or seated?) plays on a three-stringed lyre. Lozenge-shaped leaves fill the background. The graceful scene is a forerunner of Shub-ad's symposium. Clay sealing. Baked and shellacked post-excavation. Fragment with unclassified designs showing mostly men and animals.