Caption
Stamp seal with a scene of adoration of divine symbols, unknown Neo-Babylonian workshop. On the octagonal, slightly convex base of the seal, there is a scene, schematically executed in concave relief, of a standing figure priest? adoring divine emblems placed on a two-story openwork platform altar?. The emblems on the platform are interpreted as a spade, an attribute of Marduk, and a stylus, an attribute of Nabu, the god of scribes, wisdom and magic. At the top of the scene, two astral symbols are shown — a star and a crescent moon, identified with Shamash the sun god and Sin the moon god. 6th century BC; Neo-Babylonian period, Southern Mesopotamia Babylonia, Iraq. Seal; height 3.2 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 1.45 cm., A single rounded, dome-shaped object with a smooth, slightly translucent surface in shades of off-white, beige, and pale yellow, showing areas of cloudy white mottling and faint brownish spots; the surface has several shallow scratches and scuff marks, a vertical groove running near the center, and a small darker smudge; the edges show rougher, slightly darker brownish wear.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A04_295
License type
Rights managed
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25.3Mb (450.4Kb) / 9.2in x 10.7in / 2764 x 3198 (300dpi)