| Object Number | B1008 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Serpentine |
| Description | CBS Register: seal cylinder, black serpentine PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated goddess, perhaps Ishtar, with clubs and weapons arising from her shoulders. One bare arm is extended in sign of welcome. The seal has been reworked by a modern forgery. The second arm, mitre, beard, hair, dress and seat are sophisticated, like the hourglass shaped altar and the star above. The goddess is approached by two figures, the first leading the second by the hand. Their plaited dress, hair and beard have also been reworked. There are moreover a crescent, an axe and a club in the field. Concave cyl. seal. Black diorite, 26 x 14 mm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Khabaza, Baghdad; subscription of R. F. Harper, 1889 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 183 - Other Number |
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