AN OLD BABYLONIAN MOTTLED RED AND WHITE QUARTZ CYLINDER SEAL
AN OLD BABYLONIAN MOTTLED RED AND WHITE QUARTZ CYLINDER SEAL

1850-1750 B.C.

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AN OLD BABYLONIAN MOTTLED RED AND WHITE QUARTZ CYLINDER SEAL
1850-1750 B.C.
With a three line cuneiform inscription reading "Sin Isme Anni, son of Hurbibum, servant of Amuru", flanked by a king facing a suppliant goddess with both her hands raised; and another Old Babylonian mottled orange stone cylinder seal with a three-line cuneiform inscription reading "Seal of Sin-imgurani, son of Shamash Gamil, servant of Nin Subur", the scene showing a standing goddess with sun-disc and crescent in the field, 18th Century B.C., both with small chips
1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) and 16 in. (2.7 cm.) high respectively (2)

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