Cylinder Seal with Deities and Worshippers

18th-17th century BCE (Old Syrian)

1 cm 2 cm

Citation

Syrian seals have a diverse range of imagery drawn from Syria, Egypt, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia. This seal features a procession of figures approaching a standing deity who wears the Egyptian-inspired Atef crown. A nude female deity, possibly Ishtar, holds laurels in each hand...

Artifact

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27238
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.407

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