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Worship of enthroned king or god

between 2000 B.C. and 1700 B.C.
hematite
24 x 13 mm
Gift of Caroline M. Burns, sister of Robert F. Kelley, 1977.
KC 5
Provenance: 
Acquired by Robert F. Kelley in the 1930's and 1940's from dealers in Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon
Notes: 

"Signs of the inscription naming the sun god and his consort flank the figure of a nude bearded hero in an unusual arrangement." . PML Fellows Report, 197 , p. 375

Summary: 

Worship of an enthroned king or god.

Period: 
Old Babylonian period
Catalog link: 
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Classification: 
Cylinder seal
Department: 
Seals and Tablets