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Cylinder Seal: Deities and Worshipper

Cylinder Seal: Deities and Worshipper

Mesopotamian

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.

Quartz

Neo-Assyrian period

Seals