SealsMesopotamian9th century BCE
Cylinder Seal: Deities and Worshipper
c. 883-612 BCE
Description
Beardless worshipper, presumably the seal owner, before two astral deities: a bearded deity with sword and two star-tipped bow cases holds a ring and stands on a mountain; on a lion behind him stands the goddess Ishtar with the same attributes.
Provenance
Edward A. Waters, (by 1958), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1958.
Related Artworks
View MoreSeals
Seal of Nikephoros Batatzes, magistros, vestes, and doux of all the West (XI c.)
Unknown Artist, XI c.
Lead
ByzantineSeals
Seal of Nikephoros bishop of Pyrgion (XI c.)
Unknown Artist, XI c.
Lead
ByzantineSeals
Pierced ridge-handled circular stamp seal with parallel line design
Unknown Artist, 6th-5th millennium BCE
Stone
6th-5th millennium BCEAnatolianSeals
Seal of Leo Arianites, proedros and katepano of the Optimatoi (XI c.)
Unknown Artist, XI c.
Lead
ByzantineSeals
Lentoid Seal: Two Griffins Flanking a Column
Unknown Artist, 2nd millennium BCE
Black hematite or jet
2nd millennium BCEMinoanSeals
Small Jade Seal
Unknown Artist, 206 BCE - 220 CE
Pale green nephrite with ivory-colored, calcified spots
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseSeals
Seal of N. protospatharios and protonotarios of the Armeniakoi (XI c.)
Unknown Artist, XI c.
Lead
ByzantineSeals
Scaraboid stamp seal with altar
Unknown Artist, 7th-6th century BCE
Steatite or chlorite
7th-6th century BCENeo-BabylonianSeals
Seal of the monastery of Pantanassa on the island of Glykeria (XII c.)
Unknown Artist, XII c.
Lead
ByzantineSeals
Seal of John hypatos (or spatharios) and protonotarios of the Anatolikoi (?) (IX c.)
Unknown Artist, IX c.
Lead
ByzantineSeals
Seal of John archibishop of Bulgaria (XII c.)
Hadrian-John, XII c.
Lead
12th centuryByzantineSeals
Seal of the bishop of Kitros (XI/XII c.)
Unknown Artist, XI/XII c.
Lead
Byzantine