| Object Number | B5004 |
| 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 a seated goddess with hand extended holding a small cup. She is approached by two female attendants. The first has one hand extended, while carrying a branch or ear in the other. The second brings a small vase or ampulla by a string round the neck. Behind the goddess a third female attendant lifts a flag like fan over an hourglass shaped altar, and brings a second ampulla. All have their hair tied in a loop behind, a fringed shawl covering one shoulder, and the goddes a cubic seat with cross bars. There is a crescent with a star above. Concave cyl. seal. Serpentine, 29 1/2 x 17 mm |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Purchase, 1890 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 208 - Other Number | P261197 - CDLI Number |
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