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Stamp seal: ANE.62.1896

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Current Location: Gallery 23

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Description

Conoid seal showing a worshipper standing before the goat-fish of the god Enki, which itself kneels on an altar that supports a pole with a bent mace-like head. A crescent appears in the sky.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.022 m
Length: 0.027 m
Width: 0.023 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1896) by through : Ridgeway, Professor

Dating

Neo-Babylonian
Circa -0650 - -0501

School or Style

Neo-Babylonian

Materials used in production

Agate

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Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.62.1896
Primary reference Number: 88845
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.62.1896
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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