| Object Number | B1112 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Shell |
| Description | CBS Register: seal cylinder, mollusc shell PBS XIV: The rising Shamash with rays from his shoulders and his notched sword in hand, steps over the mountains between the open gates of morning. The mounts are represented by curved lines. The god lifts his bare leg on the mountain in front, and rests his hand on the next. He has a plaited shawl girded about his middle and opening in front. The two porters have a beard (?), no visible mitre, and long tresses of hair. One has a plaited shawl girded about his middle, the other a fringed shawl. The door leaves have five cross bars. Concave cyl. seal. Shell, 31 x 18 mm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Khabaza, Baghdad; subscription of R. F. Harper, 1889 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 189 - Other Number |
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