Object Number | B14427 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq |
Period | Sargonic |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Serpentine |
Description | CBS Register: Seal cylinder. Diorite. Serpentine. Sargonic. PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated goddess holding a scepter. She has a horned mitre, her hair tied in a loop behind, a flounced robe, a cubic seat. Behind her stands the large club or caduceus of Ishtar (?). A divine attendant leads by the hand the worshiper. She has a horned mitre, her hair tied in a loop, a plaited shawl clasped over one shoulder, while the worshiper has a bare head and a fringed shawl. Concave cyl. seal. Soapstone, 29 ½ x 14 mm. MS Coll. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | PBS XIV: 220 - Other Number | 1698 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-1698 - Old Museum Number | P269393 - CDLI Number |
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