Cylinder Seal with a Presentation Scene

20th-17th century BCE (Old Babylonian/Isin Larsa)

1.3 cm 2.6 cm

Citation

This scene includes a procession of three worshippers approaching the sun god Shamash, who stands with one leg upon a mountain and a knife in his hand. The scene is decorated with a crescent and other symbols. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio)...

Artifact

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31326
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.596

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