Cylinder Seal

B5055

From: Iraq

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B5055
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq
Period Babylonian
Section Near Eastern
Materials Chalcedony
Description

CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, chalcedony

PBS XIV: The four winged Bel-Marduk holds two ostriches by the neck. He has the usual round mitre, undulating hair and beard, and open flounced robe above his short tunic.

The emblems are the crescent, a rhomb, a fish and a goat – or bull (?). Roughly cut with wheel and burr. Convex cyl. seal. Chalcedony, 27 ½ x 12 mm

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition Purchase, 1890
Other Number PBS XIV: 618 - Other Number | P261247 - CDLI Number

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