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A SYRIAN HAEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 1850-1650 B.C.
Showing a central guilloche motif surrounded by a man, animals and birds, including an ape, bull, ibex and vulture; an Isin/Larsa haematite cylinder seal with presentation scene, a seated deified king holds up a cup, being approached by a male worshipper and a suppliant goddess behind, a crescent moon, pot, ball-and-staff, dog with crook on its nose, bow-legged dwarf and lion-headed scimitar in the field, a two line cuneiform inscription reads "Shamash, Aya", the sun god and his consort, 1900-1800 B.C.; and an Ur III black chlorite cylinder seal in two registers, the upper with two women flanking a date-palm altar and an outspread mythological eagle, the lower frieze with three geese with upraised wings, the attribute of the goddess Bawa, circa 2100 B.C., from near Kirkuk
¾ in. (1.7 cm.); 1.1/8 in. (2.8 cm.) and 1.3/8 in. (3.4 cm.) high (3)
