| Object Number | B5001 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Period | Babylonian |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Serpentine |
| Description | CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, serpentine PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated bearded god, with hand extended below the crescent while inclining his club or scepter over his knees in token of gracious welcome. He has a horned mitre, his hair tied in a loop behind, a flounced robe, a cubic seat with cross bars.The flat crescent is built like a reed boat of the marshes with three double lines or cord bindings. The god is approached by four figures. The divine attendant with horned mitre and a staff, sign of his function, leads by the hand the worshiper. He has a plaited shawl girded about, leaving chest and arms bare as becomes a servant of the temple. The bearded bareheaded worshiper has a plaited shawl covering one shoulder. behind him two bearded servants bring a kid and a pail with liquid offering. THey have their hair bound by a fillet and a fringed shawl covering one shoulder. Concave cyl. seal. Black diorite, 47 1/2 x 25 mm |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Purchase, 1890 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 227 - Other Number | P261194 - CDLI Number |
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