Neo-Assyrian period : Impressions of cylinder seals, reign of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC)
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Strommenger, Eva
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Top : 9th-7th century BC, steatite, h : 3.7 cm (Pierpont Morgan Library, New York)
a god aims with bow and arrow at a fleeing lion-griffin
he is standing on a winged and horned dragon
symbols are spread evenly over the rest of the surface : winged solar disc, palmette tree, star, lozenge and fish. Second (left) : 9th-7th century BC, milky flint, h : 3.7 cm (Munich, Staatliche Munzsammlung)
a winged griffin and a god bending a bow stand opposite each other
crescent and star are the only symbols shown. Second (right) : Seal of Mushezib-Ninurta, c. 850 BC, from Tell Arban, northern Syria, chalcedony, h : 4.9 cm (British Museum)
this representation with king and bird-griffin on either side of a palmette tree recalls palace reliefs of Ashurnasirpal II (WA-112)
the god Ashur in a winged sun hovers above the tree, while the gestures of the deities symbolise fertility. Bottom : Seal of Ashur-beli-usur, c. 804 BC, chalcedony, h : 5.5 cm (Cabinet des Medailles, Paris)
a supplicant stands between (left) storm-god on bull and (right) the goddess Ishtar
star, crescent, the Pleiades and winged sun hover in the air.
a god aims with bow and arrow at a fleeing lion-griffin
he is standing on a winged and horned dragon
symbols are spread evenly over the rest of the surface : winged solar disc, palmette tree, star, lozenge and fish. Second (left) : 9th-7th century BC, milky flint, h : 3.7 cm (Munich, Staatliche Munzsammlung)
a winged griffin and a god bending a bow stand opposite each other
crescent and star are the only symbols shown. Second (right) : Seal of Mushezib-Ninurta, c. 850 BC, from Tell Arban, northern Syria, chalcedony, h : 4.9 cm (British Museum)
this representation with king and bird-griffin on either side of a palmette tree recalls palace reliefs of Ashurnasirpal II (WA-112)
the god Ashur in a winged sun hovers above the tree, while the gestures of the deities symbolise fertility. Bottom : Seal of Ashur-beli-usur, c. 804 BC, chalcedony, h : 5.5 cm (Cabinet des Medailles, Paris)
a supplicant stands between (left) storm-god on bull and (right) the goddess Ishtar
star, crescent, the Pleiades and winged sun hover in the air.
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1964
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