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Stamp Seal

Collection number印128-1646
ProvenanceWestern Asia
PeriodNeo Assyrian period
Dateca. 800-600 BCE
MaterialLapis Lazuli
DimensionH. 2.5 cm
CommentA 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.
Classificationseal
KeywordsNavy 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ID548

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