| Object Number | B14469 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Period | Ur I |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Hematite |
| Description | PBS XIV: The worshiping of Martu, the usual figure, by the divine attendant with both hands up. The latter has a long fillet hanging down her back. Eabani in front face holds with both hands a club or lance. The reverse had been recut later on with the wheel and a has a strange figure of a seated god. He has a bulging hat, a nearly animal like head, a scepter or spear in one hand, an asymmetrical bow in the other, a long robe, and a seat resting on a base. Weapons and hat betray Hittite influence. This is perhaps a figure of Teshub, or of a war goddess, the Syrian Anath. The fillet hanging on the back ins seen frequently on Hittite seals. Concave cyl. seal. Hematite, 21 ½ x 11 mm. MS Coll. |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 446 - Other Number | 1400 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-1400 - Old Museum Number | P269435 - CDLI Number |
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