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CIRCA 900-750 B.C.
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A NEO-ASSYRIAN GREEN STONE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 900-750 B.C.
With the armed god, Adad, standing before armed Ishtar who holds an astral ring, a worshipper before them with hands outstretched, in the field a crescent, monkey, romb (symbol of fertility) and a spade with seven dots, the Pleiades, above, a bronze suspension loop intact; and an Old Babylonian veined green stone cylinder seal with a kilted king holding a mace before a Lamma goddess, with both hands raised, wearing horned headdress and flounced robe, a three line cuneiform inscription names the seals owner as: "Adad-ellassu, son of Ili-iqisham, officer of Adad", circa 1900-1700 B.C.
.15/16 in. (2.3 cm.) and 1¼ in. (3.1 cm.) high respectively (2)
CIRCA 900-750 B.C.
With the armed god, Adad, standing before armed Ishtar who holds an astral ring, a worshipper before them with hands outstretched, in the field a crescent, monkey, romb (symbol of fertility) and a spade with seven dots, the Pleiades, above, a bronze suspension loop intact; and an Old Babylonian veined green stone cylinder seal with a kilted king holding a mace before a Lamma goddess, with both hands raised, wearing horned headdress and flounced robe, a three line cuneiform inscription names the seals owner as: "Adad-ellassu, son of Ili-iqisham, officer of Adad", circa 1900-1700 B.C.
.15/16 in. (2.3 cm.) and 1¼ in. (3.1 cm.) high respectively (2)
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