Cylinder Seal

B14478

From: Iraq

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B14478
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq
Period Late Babylonian Period
Section Near Eastern
Materials Chalcedony
Description

PBS XIV: The spear of Marduk between two worshipers. The spear has two crossed bars instead of tasseled streamers and stands on a small pyramidal base. The worshipers adore with their hands up. They have a round mitre, long hair and beard and a long robe girded about. The reverse has an unfished tree of life with only two leaves.

Convex cyl. seal. One end is cut off. Chalcedony, 26 x 15 mm. MS Coll.

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number PBS XIV: 672 - Other Number | 495 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-495 - Old Museum Number | P269444 - CDLI Number

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