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Overview [from STYLES intro]
- what are the subjects portrayed in the seals
- are these subjects in proportions similar to other sites in north and southern Mes.
- how are animals shown – one or two horns? Heads turned? Heads seen from above or in profile or from behind?
- what type of clothes do human and divine figures wear
- how are they holding their hands and what do they hold
- what type of tables – and what, if anything is placed on them
- what types of stools or chairs
- are animals reversed, standing on 2 or 4 feet
- what role do the vessels play in these scenes
- how are the heads and eyes depicted
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