Cylinder Seal

B5096

From: Iraq

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B5096
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq
Period Babylonian
Section Near Eastern
Materials Carnelian
Description

CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, carnelian

PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated goddess, with hand extended. She is bareheaded and has her hair tied in a loop. Her seat is a plain cube, with a low back. Three attendants bareheaded and in long robes stand, the first with hands extended, the second carrying a pail, the third with hands clasped. The seal copies the pre-Sargonic style. Cyl. seal. Carnelian, 18 x 8 mm.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition Purchase, 1890
Other Number PBS XIV: 496 - Other Number | P261288 - CDLI Number

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