| Object Number | B14500 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Period | Assyrian |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Hematite |
| Description | PBS XIV: The worshiping of Ishtar of Arbil. She is seated, one hand lifted in sign of blessing, the other holding a necklace or diadem. She has a feather mitre, her hair tied in a heavy mass, a robe with zones of fringes, a seat with a high back and four projecting stars, a cushion, and a round between the legs. The columnar altar in front supports a cake offering (?) and a large vase. The worshiper has both hands extended. He wears a fillet, his hair tied in a mass, a ringed robe girded about. There is a tasseled spear of Marduk below the crescent. Cyl. seal. Red jasper, 22 x 9 mm. MS Coll. |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 581 - Other Number | 1652 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-1652 - Old Museum Number | 1683 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number | P269466 - CDLI Number |
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