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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Assyrian
Neo-Assyrian
883–612 B.C.
Object Place: Mesopotamia
Medium/Technique
Milky chalcedony
Dimensions
Overall: 3.3 x 1.6 cm (1 5/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1518
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionNeo-Assyrian drilled style. Worshipper stands at center facing the goddess Ishtar who stands on her lion and holds bow and sword. Sacred standard in front of worshipper. Behind worshipper is the goddess Gula seated on throne upon back of her dog. Seven dots (the Pleiades), star, and crescent in field above.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)