Mesopotamian - Cylinder Seal with a Deity Accepting an Offering - Walt...
This seal depicts a favorite scene of the Old Babylonian period in which a worshiper stands among a number of gods. The worshiper, in a long robe and cap, offers an animal to the sun-god Shamash, who rests one ... More
Mesopotamian - Cylinder Seal with Genius and Human-Headed Lions - Walt...
A four-winged genius grasps two winged, human-headed lions by their beards. The winged genius served as a protective guardian.
Mesopotamian - Cylinder Seal with Griffins, Humans and a Winged Disk -...
Appearing in the upper register of this seal, 3 figures flank a stylized sacred tree with a winged disk above. Two winged monsters with eagle heads and scorpion tails flank a falling goat in the lower register.... More
Mesopotamian - Cylinder Seal with Scorpion Man Shooting at Winged Crea...
During the Middle Assyrian period, seal carvers expanded their repertoire of fantastic and mythical creatures. On this seal, a bird-man with a scorpion tail aims a bow and arrow at a winged lion-griffin standin... More
Mitannian - Cylinder Seal with a Row of Human Figures above Animals - ...
This seal depicts a group of Mitannian deities. A winged male stands between two bulls and holds aloft a winged disk from which a deity emerges. Two male figures kneel on the backs of the bulls in adoration. A ... More
Mitannian - Cylinder Seal with a Row of Human Figures above Animals - ...
This seal depicts a group of Mitannian deities. A winged male stands between two bulls and holds aloft a winged disk from which a deity emerges. Two male figures kneel on the backs of the bulls in adoration. A ... More
British Museum Stela of Nabonidus
Basalt stela of Nabonidus.
Ashur 5 - Egypt - A stone relief of a man and a woman
The Assyrian star in the 1968 flag is borrowed from the ancient Assyro-Babylonian symbol of Shamash.
Cylinder seal Shamash Louvre AO9132
Cult scene: the worship of the sun-god, Shamash. Limestone cylinder-seal, Mesopotamia. Français : Culte du dieu-soleil Shamash, sceau-cylindre en calcaire, Mésopotamie.
Kudurru Melishipak Louvre Sb23 n02
Kudurru (stele) of King Melishipak I (1186–1172 BC): the king presents his daughter to the goddess Nannaya. The crescent moon represents the god Sin, the sun the Shamash and the star the goddess Ishtar. Kassit... More
Babylonian stele Louvre Sb9 - Egypt
Babylonian stele usurped by an Elamite king. Basalt, 12th century BC. From Susa. Français : Stèle babylonienne usurpée par un roi élamite. Basalte, XIIe siècle av. J.-C. Provenance : Suse. Cette usurpation se... More