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Cylinder Seal: Deities and Worshipper

Unidentified Artistc. 883 BCE - 612 BCE

Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States

Beardless worshipper, presumably the seal owner, before two astral deities: a bearded deity with sword and two star-tipped bow cases holds a ring and stands on a mountain; on a lion behind him stands the goddess Ishtar with the same attributes.

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  • Title: Cylinder Seal: Deities and Worshipper
  • Creator: Unidentified Artist
  • Creator Lifespan: 1/1
  • Date: c. 883 BCE - 612 BCE
  • Technique: Intaglio
  • Period: Neo-Assyrian period
  • Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Edward Waters
  • Creation Place: Assyria/Asia/Ancient & Byzantine World
  • Type: Seals
  • External Link: Harvard Art Museums
  • Medium: Quartz
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