244 - Cylinder seal with an introductory scene. Akkadian, ca. 2400–2200 B.C. H 2.4 cm, ø 1.4 cm. Dark green serpentine. A worshipper steps forward before the enthroned sun god Shamash, who holds a saw in his right hand; behind the worshipper are a lesser deity and a door leaf. Intact. Provenance: Formerly in the Karl Müller Collection, Germany; acquired between 1950 and 1977. Cylinder seal of steatite. Akkadian Period, c. 2400–2200 BC. H 2.4 cm, ø 1.4 cm. A worshipper steps before the enthroned Shamash, who holds a saw in his right hand; behind the worshipper, another deity and a door leaf are depicted. Intact.

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