Worshipers and god in nimbus

"In the seventh and sixth centuries B.C. the drilled style appears chiefly in cursorily engraved stamp seals; to some extent, however, it is found also in cylinder seals dating up to the time of Ashurbanipal, as exemplified in the seal of Nergal-etir, the astrologer of that king. Occasionally the seals of this group have a composition or subject matter that recalls earlier glyptic groups (713, 715, 721). It seems possible that such seals were made in provinces of the Assyrian empire where earlier artistic concepts had survived. Late drilled-style cylinders often depict one or two worshipers before symbols (704-715), among these the sacred tree (705, 707-709).... In 704 the top of the worshiper's head is marked with a large oval drilling and his beard with a sequence of smaller drillings that start directly under the nose, wiht no indication of lips. In these details it resembles the features of corresponding figures in Nergal-etir's seal. Furthermore, the long, thin horns and slender neck of the monster in 704 are like those of the goat-fish in Nergal-etir's seal. In 708 the pomegranate-like design at the ends of the branches of the sacred tree is similar to that used to indicate stars in the nimbus on 704. This similarity in details of design suggests a similar dating for the two seals. An exception feature in 708 is the fact that a sphinx seems to be assailing a wroshiper, though probably the ultimate object of the attack is as usual the tree.. Porada, CANES, p. 86
Lower part of cylinder broken off.