Cylinder Seal
B14305
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B14305 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Archaeology Area | from jewel jar beside grave 135. |
| Period | Sargonic |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Serpentine |
| Description | CBS Register: seal cylinder. serpentine. greyish. Sargon. period. PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated bearded god holding a small vase. He has a turban, a fringed shawl, a seat covered with three rows of flounced material, and footstool resting on a dais. A bearded worshipper with turban and fringed shawl stands in front with hands clasped. A divine attendant behind adores with two hands up. She has the usual horned mitre, hair tied in a loop, and flounced robe. In the field there is a weapon of Nergal ending in a lion head. Concave cyl. seal. Serpentine, 32 x 18 ½ mm. Nippur, 1895, jewel jar of grave 135. |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur III, 1896 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 296 - Other Number | P269273 - CDLI Number |
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