Deity sitting on throne approached by two worshippers (modern [i.e., fake])


Deity sitting on throne approached by two worshippers (modern [i.e., fake])
Kategória Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image The scene appears to be framed by dentate borders at the top and bottom. A deity sitting on a throne is being approached by a worshipper holding a snake and a spear and by another figure holding the same spear with one hand and a bow with the other. The second worshipper appears to be naked and standing on a reclining griffin. The deity wears a long, fringed robe and has a human head on their lap. Between the two worshippers is a four-rayed star with globe-tipped rays.
Figures, motifs/symbols - borderlines (2): dentate borders at the top and bottom
- deity: sitting, raising one hand, wearing a long, fringed robe
- griffin: reclining
- human head
- throne: high-backed chair, tasselled
- worshipper 1: wearing a short tunic, holding a snake in one hand and a spear in the other
- worshipper 2: possibly naked, seemingly standing on a griffin, holding a spear in one hand and a bow in the other
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection National Museum of Aleppo
Museum number M.4579
Culture other
Provenance acquired in 1949
First occurence 1949
Archaeological context N/A
Registration number N/A
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 37; d: 12
Material and features "steatite"
Authenticity (public) modern (i.e., fake)
Transliteration

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Translation N/A
Bibliography

Hammade 1987, 66–67 no. 122.



Hammade, H.: Cylinder Seals from the Collections of the Aleppo Museum, Syrian Arab Republic. I: Seals of Unknown Provenience. (BAR International Series 335) Oxford, 1987.