Scroll seal with worship scene. Old Babylonian, ca. 2003 - 1595 B.C. H 2.1 cm, ø 1.1 cm. Hematite. The weather god Adad, holding a two-rayed thunderbolt in his right hand and an axe in his raised left, his right foot placed on a small pedestal, standing opposite a deity with falbel robe and raised arms. Behind Adad is a bald-headed priest with a votive and a bucket, behind the lower deity a bearded hero, his left hand resting on the weapon at his belt. With a copy of the bill! With unrolling! Tiny missing fragments at the drill holes. Provenance: Ex collection J.K.-E., Hesse, acquired at Sternberg 11, 1983, lot 322 (hammer: 1.400,- SFR).

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