rowan545:
Cylinder seal and imprint, Akkadian, 2340-2150 BCE The sun-god emerging from his mountain between two door-posts; armed guards. Black serpentine, H- 3,2 cm AO 2280
rowan545:
Cylinder seal impression of the Akkadian period- While king Etana of Kish ascends to the heaven on an eagle’s back (left), a bearded figure flies to, and interacts with, a number of heavenly circles
rowan545:
Akkadian seal cropped modern impression showing Mesopotamian sun god in a boat with human torso; from Tell Asmar (Iraq).
