Male and female figures engaged in sexual activity

Object no. S02165
Description of the seal image A man and a woman engage in sexual activity. At the same time, the woman is drinking from a large vessel using a straw. A large dill hole appears on either side of the figures.
Figures, motifs/symbols - human figure 1: naked, male, engaged in sexual activity with a woman
- human figure 2: naked, female, bent over, engaged in sexual activity with a man, drinking from a large vessel using a straw
- vessel: large, with a straw
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Musée du Louvre
Museum number AOD 128 – CCO D. 149
Culture Graeco-Persian
Provenance excavated by Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy at Susa between 1886 and 1886 or purchased by them from their workmen or from a Baghdad dealer; ex-Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy Collection
First occurence 1886–1888
Archaeological context N/A
Registration number N/A
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 26, d: 17, w: 16
Material and features "cône à base elliptique"
Bibliography

Delaporte 1920, 79 no. D. 149 and pl. 52: 20a–b.



Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. I: Fouilles et missions. Paris, 1920.

Object history The publications mentioning the objects in this database were collected and the objects classified by ZN; data for the present object was input and preliminary description of the object done by ER based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by MNy and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (20 July 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz
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