Cylinder Seal

CBS Register: seal cylinder, white calcite, probably part of mollusc shell

PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated god with hand extended in sign of welcome, while carrying a scepter or stick in the other hand. He has a beard, perhaps a horned mitre, his hair short, down on the neck, a plaited robe leaving both arms free, a plain cubic seat. In front of him stands a remarkable emblem, a colossal spear head, on a shaft resting on a large base. The spear head was later the well known symbol of Marduk, but is rarely represented before the First Babylonian Dynasty, and only on archaic monuments. [publication then discusses other monuments with references] The god is approached by three figures. The first, a divine attendant, or a priest, touches with this hand the shaft of the spear. He has a beard, his hair bound a fillet, a plaited robe. Behind him the worshiper and his servant (?) keep their hands clasped or hanging. They have a beard, their short hair bound a by a fillet, and a tunic reaching below the knee or above, perhaps after the Elamite style. Cyl. seal. Shell, 40 x 21 mm.