| Object Number | B1050 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Basalt |
| Description | CBS Register: seal cylinder, basalt PBS XIV: The worshiping of Martu stepping forth club in hand. He has the usual turban, large beard, tunic, shawl covering one shoulder. A divine attendant adores with both hands up. She has the horned mitre, hair tied in a loop, and flounced robe. Between them there is a crescent above a seated monkey. Behind Martu, a remarkable three stage ziggurat supports two crooked sticks, emblems of the god. Each stage is decorated with brick recesses or flat pillars in the best Babylonian style. Other emblems are the hedgehog, the fly, the small bandy legged figure adoring with one hand up. Concave cyl. seal. Basalt, 26 x 12 mm. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Khabaza, Baghdad; subscription of R. F. Harper, 1889 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 346 - Other Number |
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