Cylinder Seal
B9103
From: Iraq | Baghdad
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B9103 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Baghdad |
| Period | Babylonian |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Calcite |
| Description | CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, calcite stalagmate PBS XIV: The worshiping in front of a symbol of vegetation, a palm with two hanging branches or fruits, on a triangular support which may represent a mountain or simply a sheaf. The two worshipers have a bare head, a beard, a long plaited robe, and one hand up in sigh of adoration. This is perhaps an early Babylonian tree of life. Cyl. seal. Calcite stalactite, 19 ½ x 9 mm |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Purchase, 1890 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 168 - Other Number | P264529 - CDLI Number |
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