Bearded worshiper led by minor goddess toward enthroned goddess

"The type of scene most frequently found on cylinders of the Third Dynasty of Ur shows a minor goddess leading a worshiper by the hand toward an enthroned deity ... The same type of ritual scene was used earlier on the seals of Gudea of Lagash and of his officials. Seal 274 is an example of the latter. The main difference between this seal and those assigned to the time of the Third Dynasty of Ur consists in its larger size and in the bolder modeling of its figures ... A further distinctive feature of 274 and 275 is the fact that the worshipers are depicted with hair on their heads (the figure in 274 is also bearded); ... The fact that the worshiper has the shaggy hair and beard associated with Akkad designs may be due to some survival of Akkad tradition in Lagash, where a similar headdress has been found in one of the portrayals of Ur-Ningirsu, Gudea's son. In another instance, however, Ur-Ningursu is shown clean-shaven and wearing a cap below which no hair appears, this probably being meant to indicate that the head is shorn ... Such a representation would conform to the usual style in Sumerian figures." Porada, CANES, p. 35