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| Keywords: Mesopotamian - Cylinder Seal with a Seated Deity, Figures and Inscription - Walters 42599 - Side D.jpg The scene on this seal depicts a seated bearded deity with one arm raised In front of the seated deity is an inverted crescent and below the crescent a bird Standing before the deity is a second figure in a long robe with arms clasped at the midriff Behind this second figure is a tall staff capped with the inverted crescent Finally behind the staff is a third figure in a long robe with arms raised The scene also incorporates two registers of cuneiform inscription <br> Notes The bird is being held by the neck below the crescent; probably an animal sacrifice between 2017 1763 BC early Old Babylonian hematite cm 1 1 diam accession number 42 599 22377 Sadie Jones Mrs Henry Walters New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Joseph Brummer New York 1941 Walters Art Museum 1941 by purchase Museum purchase 1941 Inscription place of origin Mesopotamia Walters Art Museum license Cylinder seals in the Walters Art Museum Art of Mesopotamia in the Walters Art Museum Birds in art Animals in art of the ancient Near East Walters cylinder seal 42599 Cuneiform on cylinder seals Walters Art Museum cylinder seals with cuneiform Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Animal sacrifice in art | ||||
