Object Number | B1036 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Hematite |
Description | CBS Register: seal cylinder, hematite PBS XIV: The worshiping of Shamash notched sword in hand, his bare leg lifted on a low stool. He has a horned mitre, a plaited shawl girded about and opening in front. There are a crescent above, and a sun disk with a cross inside. The usual divine attendant leads by the hand a worshiper in turban and fringed shawl. The symbolic animal behind is a lion - or a dog(?). Samas. Aa. Cyl. seal, Hematite, 23 x 12 1/2 mm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Khabaza, Baghdad; subscription of R. F. Harper, 1889 |
Other Number | PBS XIV: 404 - Other Number |
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