Object Number | B14431 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq |
Period | Sargonic |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Marble (Stone) |
Description | CBS Register: Seal cylinder. Marble, rosy color. Sargonic. PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated goddess with hand extended below the crescent. She has a horned mitre, her hair tied in a loop, a flounced robe or shawl covering one shoulder, a cubic seat resting on a dais. In front of her there is a long necked bird, swan, goose or heron, symbol of Bau (?) The divine attendant leads by the hand the worshiper. She has a horned mitre, he hair tied in a loop, a plaited robe covering one shoulder. The worshiper wears a fringed shawl and is bareheaded. Concave cyl. seal. Red marble, 31 x 16 mm. MS Coll. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | PBS XIV: 234 - Other Number | 1647 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-1647 - Old Museum Number | P269397 - CDLI Number |
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