AN ELAMITE HAEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 1900-1600 B.C.
Showing a deity holding up a sceptre or branch, being approached by a worshipper with both hands extended, a four-line Babylonian cuneiform inscription names the seal's owner, "Hapiru, son of Lashu, servant of [the deities] Humban and Rappash"
1 in. (2.5 cm.) high
AN ELAMITE HAEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 1900-1600 B.C.
Showing a deity holding up a sceptre or branch, being approached by a worshipper with both hands extended, a four-line Babylonian cuneiform inscription names the seal's owner, "Hapiru, son of Lashu, servant of [the deities] Humban and Rappash"
1 in. (2.5 cm.) high