Cylinder Seal

CBS Register: seal cylinder, mottled serpentine

PBS XIV: Two crossed lions attack two ibexes. One of them was probably protected by a nude figure in profile, of which two arms only are preserved. The seal has been reworked and the nude hunter replaced by the standing figure of a worshiping goddess, one hand up in sign of prayer. She wears a horned mitre, her hair tied in a loop behind, a rich flounced robe, reaching to her feet and covering her shoulders, leaving both arms free. She belongs to another style of art, which represents the worshiping of a standing or enthroned deity, after the best court etiquette or temple ritual. This art betrays another and more and more prevailing aspect of the social and religious life. The hero hunter while still popular will step to the second and third rank and play only accessory parts.

There is a much defaced inscription: "Lugal-ezen..." Cyl. seal. Black diorite, 27 x 16 1/2 mm