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| Keywords: Syrian - Cylinder Seal with Worshippers before a Goddess - Walters 42450 - Impression.jpg Syrian seals have a diverse range of imagery drawn from Mesopotamia and Egypt This seal depicts the Syrian smiting god and a nude female figure standing on the back of a bull Behind the smiting god is a Babylonian goddess wearing an Egyptian-style headdress The elaborate borders and the detailed figures are typical of Syrian seals of this period An Egyptian ankh and a Mesopotamian sun disk in a crescent illustrate further connections between Syria and its neighbors The hematite has preserved the crisp edges of the carving in remarkable detail between 1800 1650 BC carved hematite cm 3 1 3 h x diam accession number 42 450 6717 Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Syria Walters Art Museum license Cylinder seals in the Walters Art Museum Reliefs from Syria Walters Art Museum cylinder seal impressions Animals in art of the ancient Near East Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
