| Object Number | B5064 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Period | Babylonian |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Serpentine |
| Description | CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, serpentine PBS XIV: The worshiping of the seated god Shamash with rays from his shoulders, and his notched sword in hand. He has a horned mitre, and a flounced shawl covering his right shoulder. He is approached by three divine attendants with horned mitre and flounced skirt leaving arms and chest bare. They are servants of the god. The first, with one hand up in sign of adoration, leads by the hand the second who carries a club on his shoulder. The third has his club head down. They are the followers of a warrior god who fights his way against clouds and darkness, the hero of light who throws open the gates of dawn. The actual scene seems inspirited by the worshiping of the famous image of Sippar. The seat is a plain cubic form, with cross bars, no back, no pedestal. Cyl. seal. Black diorite, 28 x 16 mm |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Purchase, 1890 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 179 - Other Number | P261256 - CDLI Number |
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