| Object Number | B7308 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Period | First Dynasty |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Serpentine |
| Iconography | Sun God | Gate |
| Description | sun god enters at eastern gate. PBS XIV: The rising Shamash with rays from his shoulders and his notched sword in hand steps over the mountains. In the same hand he seems to hold the end of a string attached to the neck or bill of a flying bird. The mountains are represented by eight dots, and there is a dagger below the naked leg of Shamash. The god has the usual horned mitre, beard, hair tied in a loop, and plaited shawl girded about him. Two divine attendants dressed in the same manner throw open the gates of dawn. Behind them a star on a lance is a symbol of the god. Concave cylinder seal. Serpentine, 29 x 14 ½ mm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 190 - Other Number | 1667 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-1667 - Old Museum Number | P262330 - CDLI Number |
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