AN AKKADIAN HAEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 2300-2200 B.C.
Showing the seated water god, Enki, with streams of water flowing from each shoulder, before him approach three figures, a god with one hand raised, followed by two worshippers, one with both hands clasped at the waist, the other holding a situla, between the figures are a bird and scorpion, a solar-crescent above, a multi-branched standard forms the terminal
1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) high
AN AKKADIAN HAEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 2300-2200 B.C.
Showing the seated water god, Enki, with streams of water flowing from each shoulder, before him approach three figures, a god with one hand raised, followed by two worshippers, one with both hands clasped at the waist, the other holding a situla, between the figures are a bird and scorpion, a solar-crescent above, a multi-branched standard forms the terminal
1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) high
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