Cylinder Seal
| Object Number: | B5025 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq |
| Period: | Babylonian |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Limestone |
| Credit Line: | Babylonian Expedition Purchase, 1890 |
| Other Number: | PBS XIV: 375 - Other Number P261217 - CDLI Number |
Description
CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, limestone
PBS XIV: A god like Martu steps forth club in hand. He has a conical hat, no beard nor shawl, only a short tunic. There is a large caduceus in front of him.
A second god has one bare arm hanging, the other half folded like Martu, but wears a conical hat, his hair tied in a swallow tail behind, and a long fringed embroidered robe. The emblems in front are the crescent and the squat monkey.
A worshiper with conical hat, beard, hair tied in a swallow tail, and a long robe leaving both arms bare (?), adores with one hand up. Concave cyl. seal. Black limestone (?), 24 x 13 ½ mm.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Legrain, Leon. 1925. The Culture of the Babylonians.. The University Museum, Publications of the Babylonian Section. Vol. XIV. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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