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Stamp Seal
| Collection number | 印128-1646 |
|---|---|
| Provenance | Western Asia |
| Period | Neo Assyrian period |
| Date | ca. 800-600 BCE |
| Material | Lapis Lazuli |
| Dimension | H. 2.5 cm |
| Comment | A stamp seal made from lapis lazuli. The seal is engraved with the figures of a worshipper and the Goat-Fish, and, between them, a new moon. The Goat-Fish is a mythological creature with the head and forefeet of a goat and the body of a fish. Pictorial representations of it exist from the Neo-Sumerian Dynasties to the Hellenistic Period. Links to the god Enki (Ea) have been identified, but it seems that the icons were generally viewed as talismans. |
| Classification | seal |
| Keywords | Navy blue, Blue Tiny, Cool Western Asia Iron Age, Neo Assyrian Period Stone/mineral, Lapis lazuli Seal/Sealing, Stamp seal Creature, Bird, Sacred animal, Human, Male Scene, Presentation |
| 資料ID | 548 |