Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
Cylinder Seal with Worshipper at Altar
View through Harvard Museums
Bearded worshipper in a long robe stands in front of an altar with divine symbols of Marduk (spade) and Nabu (stylus), raising one hand in a gesture of reverence. An inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphics is in the terminal field.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Hans Silvius von Aulock Istanbul; sold [through Christie's New York June 13 2000 no.546] to Harvard University Art Museums.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Leslie Cheek Jr. and Purchase through the generosity of Sol Rabin and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Title: Cylinder Seal with Worshipper at Altar
Description:
Bearded worshipper in a long robe stands in front of an altar with divine symbols of Marduk (spade) and Nabu (stylus), raising one hand in a gesture of reverence.
An inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphics is in the terminal field.
Related Results
Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Lioness Carrying Prey
Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Lioness Carrying Prey
This chalcedony scaraboid stamp seal features an image of a lioness carrying the severed limb of an animal, probably a stag. The modeling of the lioness’ body is flat yet detailed,...
Necklace with a cylinder seal pendant, gold with loop-in-loop chain, filigree and granulation, carnelian engraved with a female figure and a bird, Ancient Greece, about 300 BC. Gold necklace with a loop-in-loop chain, filigree decoration and granulation.
Necklace with a cylinder seal pendant, gold with loop-in-loop chain, filigree and granulation, carnelian engraved with a female figure and a bird, Ancient Greece, about 300 BC. Gold necklace with a loop-in-loop chain, filigree decoration and granulation.
Necklace with a cylinder seal pendant, gold with loop-in-loop chain, filigree and granulation, carnelian engraved with a female figure and a bird, Ancient Greece, about 300 BC. Gol...
Vignettes of Devotees Worshipping Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva
Vignettes of Devotees Worshipping Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva
The page features three vignettes of worshippers venerating a member of the Hindu Trinity (Trimurti): Brahma, the god of creation; Vishnu, the god of preservation; and Shiva, the g...
Orphrey panel of linen embroidered in silver, silver-gilt and silk threads, made in England, 1380-1410. Orphrey panel, originally from a chasuble or a cope, is of linen embroidered in silver, silver-gilt and silks in underside couching, split stitch and w
Orphrey panel of linen embroidered in silver, silver-gilt and silk threads, made in England, 1380-1410. Orphrey panel, originally from a chasuble or a cope, is of linen embroidered in silver, silver-gilt and silks in underside couching, split stitch and w
Orphrey panel of linen embroidered in silver, silver-gilt and silk threads, made in England, 1380-1410. Orphrey panel, originally from a chasuble or a cope, is of linen embroidered...
Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Heron with Leg Raised
Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Heron with Leg Raised
This red jasper scaraboid stamp seal features an image of a heron standing in profile. The heron stands on one leg and raises the other in front of its chest. Its wing covers most ...
"Because of the void everything is possible. Without the void nothing is possible.", Written in Bold Black Script
"Because of the void everything is possible. Without the void nothing is possible.", Written in Bold Black Script
This large, horizontally oriented, rectangular album leaf is inscribed with seven columns of text, the columns with varying numbers of characters. The calligraphy on this album lea...
Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Man in Persian Dress Facing a Woman
Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Man in Persian Dress Facing a Woman
This chalcedony scaraboid stamp seal features an image of a man and a woman facing each other. The woman wears a full length garment with wide sleeves. It is covered with thin para...
Gold bracelet with applied decoration representing Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, after a relief in the British Museum, by John Brogden, England, about 1860. Gold bracelet with applied decoration representing Ashurbanipal (668-627 BC), King of Assyria, sa
Gold bracelet with applied decoration representing Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, after a relief in the British Museum, by John Brogden, England, about 1860. Gold bracelet with applied decoration representing Ashurbanipal (668-627 BC), King of Assyria, sa
Gold bracelet with applied decoration representing Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, after a relief in the British Museum, by John Brogden, England, about 1860. Gold bracelet with app...