Sujet

Old Babylonian cylinder seal with depiction of the man with the mace, conventional name for an unidentified possibly divine figure

Légende

Old Babylonian cylinder seal with depiction of the man with the mace, conventional name for an unidentified possibly divine figure, Behind him stands a suppliant goddess. He stands before Nergal, the god of pestilence and death whose foot is planted on a crouching lion and holds a triple headed mace. It has the inscription Apil Sin, son of Silli Ishtar, servant of the god Nin shubur. Mesopotamia. Old Babylonian Period : 1800 1600 BC Material : Haematite.

Info+

Werner Forman Archive/British Museum B.M.103314

Date

30 avr. 2004

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

Notre référence

UMG12A15_051

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

19,4Mo (1,0Mo) / 31,6cm x 15,4cm / 3736 x 1817 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Antique Ancien Moyen Est Antique Ancien Moyen Est Babylonien Ancien -ienne Babylonien Cylindre Phoque Joint Sceau Archéologie Inscription Ecriture Cunéiforme Sémite Sémitique Ecriture Sémite Sémitique Langue Dieu Dieu de Mort Dieu de Epidermie Peste Pestilence Déesse Beauté Mythe Mythologie Croyance Authorité Symbole Symbole de Authorité Signature Animal Masse Vêtements Vêtements Mode Chapeau Noir et blanc Noir et Blanc Collection Werner Forman