Cylinder Seal

B14456

From: Iraq

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B14456
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq
Period Assyrian
Section Near Eastern
Materials Serpentine
Description

PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated goddess, both hands extended and holding a diadem. She has the feather mitre, her hair tied in a mass, a robe with zones of fringes, a high backed chair with a cushion, and two rounds between the legs. In front of her a bird as an offering is placed on a X shaped table covered with a napkin. The worshiper on the other side has both hands extended, one hand waving a branch or a fan. He has long hair and beard and a fringed shawl. The two nails on the reverse may be a symbol of Nabu – or Ashur (?)

Cyl. seal. Jasper, 23 ½ x 11 ½ mm. MS Coll.

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number PBS XIV: 582 - Other Number | 1419 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-1419 - Old Museum Number | P269422 - CDLI Number

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