Cylinder seal, unknown Neo-Assyrian workshop. Seal in the so-called linear style with a representation of a religious-magical scene of adoration of the holy tree in the form of a stylised pomegranate bush with a winged solar disc shown above. On both sides of the bush stand human figures in profile, dressed in identical long robes with fringes at the bottom. On the left is a priest, wearing a hat with a ribbon; on the right a king and a courtier, both without headgear. In the field behind the figures are symbols: a palm leaf and an eight-pointed star. The entire image is framed at the top and bottom with a herringbone ornament. Iconography: pomegranate bushes, winged discs, stars. Linear style. 9th–8th century BC; Neo-Assyrian period, Northern Mesopotamia Assyria. Material: seal. Height 3.5 cm; width 1 cm., A small cylindrical carved object with rounded ends, shown against a white background, made of dark brown material with lighter brown highlights; the surface bears carved linear and...
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Cylinder seal, unknown Neo-Assyrian workshop. Seal in the so-called linear style with a representation of a religious-magical scene of adoration of the holy tree in the form of a stylised pomegranate bush with a winged solar disc shown above. On both sides of the bush stand human figures in profile, dressed in identical long robes with fringes at the bottom. On the left is a priest, wearing a hat with a ribbon; on the right a king and a courtier, both without headgear. In the field behind the figures are symbols: a palm leaf and an eight-pointed star. The entire image is framed at the top and bottom with a herringbone ornament. Iconography: pomegranate bushes, winged discs, stars. Linear style. 9th–8th century BC; Neo-Assyrian period, Northern Mesopotamia Assyria. Material: seal. Height 3.5 cm; width 1 cm., A small cylindrical carved object with rounded ends, shown against a white background, made of dark brown material with lighter brown highlights; the surface bears carved linear and geometric patterns and relief figures that appear as raised and recessed areas, with repeated chevron-like border motifs near both ends and vertical carved elements along the length.

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Cylinder seal unknown Neo-Assyrian workshop Seal -called linear style representation religious-magical scene adoration holy tree form stylised pomegranate bush winged solar disc shown sides bush stand human figures profile dressed identical long robes fringes bottom left priest wearing hat ribbon right king courtier headgear field figures symbols palm leaf eight-pointed star entire image framed top herringbone ornament Iconography pomegranate bushes winged discs stars Linear style 9th–8th century BC Neo-Assyrian period Northern Mesopotamia Assyria Material seal Height 3.5 cm width 1 cm small cylindrical carved object rounded ends shown white background dark brown material lighter brown highlights surface bears linear geometric patterns relief figures raised recessed areas repeated chevron- border motifs near ends vertical elements length.

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