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CIRCA 1500-1300 B.C.
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A MITANNIAN HAEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 1500-1300 B.C.
Showing two scenes, one with a deity in long pleated robe, standing on the back of a recumbent snarling lion with one forepaw raised, facing a human figure who kneels before it. The deity on the lion's back holds a 'dotted' rope. A bird stands before the deity and an eagle with outspread wings above. The second shows a sacred tree on a guilloche groundline with a recumbent ibex either side, while above the tree are two crouching quadrupeds
7/8 in. (2.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 1500-1300 B.C.
Showing two scenes, one with a deity in long pleated robe, standing on the back of a recumbent snarling lion with one forepaw raised, facing a human figure who kneels before it. The deity on the lion's back holds a 'dotted' rope. A bird stands before the deity and an eagle with outspread wings above. The second shows a sacred tree on a guilloche groundline with a recumbent ibex either side, while above the tree are two crouching quadrupeds
7/8 in. (2.3 cm.) high
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