Sumerian / Akkadian cylinder seal & impression - Deities of the harvest replica.
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Sumerian / Akkadian cylinder seal & impression - Deities of the harvest replica.:
$18.47
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Description
Sumerian / Akkadian cylinder seal & impression
2350 - 2150 B.C.E
Dimensions of Cylinder :-
Height - 3.1 cm / 1-1/4 inches
Diameter - 2 cm / 3/4 inch
Dimension of impression:-
Length -9 cm / 3-1/2 inches
Height - 4.1 cm / 1-3/4 inches
On offer here is an early Sumerian /Akkadian cylinder seal replica setwhich includesan impression of the of vegetation and in particular the harvest ofdate pollenis represented here. One figure holds a frond ofthe date palmwhile another carries abag that would hold the pollen for manual pollenation.
The long stalk of a palm bud rests at the feet of the seated deity that is likely to be Enlil.
Enlil invented the mattock or hoe and cared for crops. His daughter Nisaba, also known as Nina was a goddess associated with crops, grain, dates and all manner of vegetation
Made of a limestone and quartzite composition
Sumerian / Akkadian cylinder seal & impression - Deities of the harvest replica.:
$18.47