| Object Number | B5088 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Period | Babylonian |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Soapstone |
| Description | CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, soapstone PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated goddess – Ishtar (?) – with hand extended in sign of welcome between a spread eagle and a scorpion. Behind her is raised a big club. She has a horned mitre, her hair tied in a loop behind, a flounced robe, a cubic seat. A divine attendant leads by the hand a bareheaded worshiper. She has the horned mitre, her hair tied in a loop, but a fringed shawl. There is a lizard (?) between them. Cyl. seal, much worn. Serpentine, 23 x 9 mm |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Purchase, 1890 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 217 - Other Number | P261280 - CDLI Number |
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