Cylinder Seal
- Holding institution:
- Penn Museum
- Data provider:
- Penn Museum
- Title:
- Cylinder Seal
- Description:
- CBS Register: seal cylinder, chalcedonyPBS XIV: The worshiping of the tree of life under the winged sun disk. It is a palm like tree with a halo of branches round a knotted stock. The tree is guarded on one side by a winged bird headed genius with both hands extended, a short tunic and a rich embroidered shawl opening in front to let pass his bare leg. There are two worshipers on the other side. The first - a king(?) - has both hands up. He has a cylindrical mitre bound with a diadem, heavy hair and beard, and a rich embroidered robe opening in front. The second, assistant or officer, dressed in the same manner but with a round mitre, carries a pail with one hand while adoring with the other.A line of eight dots between them is perhaps a symbol of Ishtar. Convex cyl. seal. Blue chalcedony, 24 x 13 1/2 mm.
- Type:
- Cylinder Seal
- Type (Narrower):
- Seals
- Type (Broader):
- Object
- Geographic region:
- Iraq
- Provenance:
- Purchased from Khabaza, Baghdad; subscription of R. F. Harper, 1889
- Medium:
- Chalcedony
- Identifier:
- 317151
- Source:
- B1053
PBS XIV: 595