| Object Number | B1091 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Hematite |
| Description | CBS Register: seal cylinder, hematite PBS XIV: The worshiping of Nergal and Martu. Nergal, with a sheaf of five clubs in one hand and wielding the scimitar in the other, steps on his kneeling enemy, who lifts one hand crying for mercy. He has a turban, a beard, a short tunic girded about. The enemy is bareheaded, and has only a belt, perhaps a loin cloth. A worshiper in turban an short fringed shawl covering one shoulder, brings a kid, tail foremost. The usual Martu steps forth club and scimitar in hand. Concave cyl. seal. Hematite, 19 x 10 mm. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Khabaza, Baghdad; subscription of R. F. Harper, 1889 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 443 - Other Number |
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