| Object Number | B1003 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Basalt |
| Technique | Polished |
| Description | CBS Register: seal cylinder, basalt, polished (?) PBS XIV: The worshiping of the seated Shamash with rays from his shoulders and his notched sword in hand. He has a horned mitre, a beard, his hair tied in a loop behind and a flounced shawl covering one shoulder. His cubic seat has cross bars and a low back. He is approached by three diving attendants with the same mitre, hair and beard, but only a plaited shawl about the waist or covering one shoulder. (?). The first lifts one hand in sign of adoration, the others keep them clasped, and a carry a club - or stick. There are moreover an axe with horizontal blade, and behind the god, a star on a lance, his emblem. Concave cyl. seal. Black diorite, 33 x 21 mm. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Khabaza, Baghdad; subscription of R. F. Harper, 1889 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 182 - Other Number |
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.