File:Cylinder Seal, Old Babylonian, formerly in the Charterhouse Collection 03.jpg

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The king with a mace, who stands on a rectangular chequer-board dais, follows the suppliant goddess (with necklace counterweight), and the robed king with an animal offering. They stand before the ascending Sun god who holds a saw-toothed blade and rests his foot on a couchant human-headed bull (full face).

Traces remain of an inscription (probably of four lines) erased in antiquity.

The style of this seal suggests that it was made in a Sippar workshop.

Haematite; chipped. 3.05 x 1.66 cm.

This seal was among eight given to the school by Leonard Marshall in 1896.

Ex. Charterhouse Collection (Charterhouse registry no. 2-1956-22)

Published: Moorey, P.R.S. and Gurney, O.R. (1973), ‘Ancient Near Eastern Seals at Charterhouse’, Iraq, 35, p.76, no.13, pl.34.

Sotheby’s sale catalogue, The Charterhouse Collection, London, 5/11/02, Lot 142.

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current09:46, 3 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 09:46, 3 January 20171,524 × 2,176 (1.71 MB)127.0.0.1 (talk)The king with a mace, who stands on a rectangular chequer-board dais, follows the suppliant goddess (with necklace counterweight), and the robed king with an animal offering. They stand before the ascending Sun god who holds a saw-toothed blade and rests his foot on a couchant human-headed bull (full face). <p>Traces remain of an inscription (probably of four lines) erased in antiquity. </p> <p>The style of this seal suggests that it was made in a Sippar workshop. </p> <p>Haematite; chipped. 3.05 x 1.66 cm. </p> <p>This seal was among eight given to the school by Leonard Marshall in 1896. </p> <p>Ex. Charterhouse Collection (Charterhouse registry no. 2-1956-22) </p> <p>Published: Moorey, P.R.S. and Gurney, O.R. (1973), ‘Ancient Near Eastern Seals at Charterhouse’, Iraq, 35, p.76, no.13, pl.34. </p> Sotheby’s sale catalogue, The Charterhouse Collection, London, 5/11/02, Lot 142.
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