Object Number | B5466 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq | Shatra |
Period | Babylonian |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Limestone |
Description | CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder in limestone PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated goddess, one hand extended in sign of welcome. She has her hair bound by a fillet, and tied in a loop behind, a flounced shawl covering one shoulder, a cubic seat with a bar. There is a tree behind her. She is approached by an attendant with a flounced robe leaving both arms bare, who leads by the hand the worshiper. The latter has short hair, a fillet and a shawl thrown over one shoulder. He is followed by his wife or a servant carrying pail with liquid offering. Her hair is tied in a loop behind. There is a crescent above. Concave cyl. seal. White marble, 22 x 13 mm |
Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Purchase, 1891 |
Other Number | PBS XIV: 202 - Other Number | P261660 - CDLI Number |
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