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Collections | Ancient Near Eastern Seals & Tablets Views: List | Single work | Overview Text only « | ‹ | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | › | » Male and Female Worshipers Led Toward the Sun God Enthroned on a Mountain Cylinder seal Mesopotamia, Akkadian period (ca.2334–2154B.C.) Lapis lazuli 16.5 x 19.5 mm Seal no. 190 Enthorned Water God with Two-Faced Vizier Leading Gods Bringing Birdman for Judgement Cylinder seal and impression Mesopotamia, Akkadian period (ca. 2334–2154 B.C.) Serpentine 32.5 x 19.5 mm Seal no. 198 Worshiper Approaching Enthroned Water God and Two-Faced Vizier in a Sanctuary Guarded by Nude Bearded Heroes Grasping Gateposts Cylinder seal and impression Mesopotamia, Akkadian period (ca. 2334–2154 B.C.) Serpentine with calcite vein 30 x 19 m Seal no. 202 Foundation Figure of King Ur-Namma Mesopotamia, Third Dynasty of Ur (ca. 2112–2004 B.C.) Copper Inscribed: Ur-Namma, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, the one who built the temple of Enlil. Height: 335 mm MLC no. 2628 Rotate image Water God Facing Deity; God with a Mace and Lion-Headed Eagles Attacking Fallen God Cylinder seal and impression Mesopotamia, Akkadian period (ca. 2334–2154 B.C.) Rock crystal 24.5 x 16 mm Seal no. 201 God with Grain Following a God with Plough and a Third God Toward a Vegetation Deity Enthroned on Grain Cylinder seal and impression Mesopotamia, Akkadian period (ca. 2334–2154 B.C.) Serpentine 35 x 25 (22.5) mm Seal no. 207 Libation Before the Weather God and the Rain Goddess Cylinder seal and impression Mesopotamia, Akkadian period (ca. 2334–2154 B.C.) Shell 35.5 x 20 mm Seal no. 220 Etana's Flight to Heaven on the Back of an Eagle Cylinder seal and impression Mesopotamia, Akkadian period (ca. 2334–2154 B.C.) Serpentine 36.5 x 28 (26) mm Seal no. 236 « | ‹ | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | › | »

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