Object Number | B1013 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Limonite |
Description | CBS Register: seal cylinder, limonite PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated goddess with hand extended below the crescent. She has the usual horned mitre, hair tied in a loop and flounced robe. her seat is built like a gateway with recesses and has a low curved back. The divine assistant, iwth the same mitre, hair and robe, leads by the hand the worshiper in a fringed shawl and a low turban. Both adore with their free hand up. There arealso an ampulla and libra. The would-be rays or flames on the shoulder of the goddess are due to the defective texture of the stone. Shamas. Aa. Cyl. seal. Limonite, 17 x 9 mm. |
Credit Line | Purchased from Khabaza, Baghdad; subscription of R. F. Harper, 1889 |
Other Number | PBS XIV: 261 - Other Number |
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