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Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1924, described as Seal with inscription. Cylindrical bead. Old Babylonian. From left: god with mace, suppliant goddess and worshipper all facing deity in ascending posture who holds a saw in his hand. In field a crescent between deity and worshipper. One line inscription between the dieties. Inscription: d nin.subur Nin-subur. Condition: Excellent cf. Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, #939 (Late Larsa, Old Babylonian), 941 (Old Babylonian).

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5248, described as Cylinder seal: small greenish crystal, with fishes (?) in three registers. Babylonian. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Condition - One chip at edge, worn. 22 x 13 mm. Three rows of short lines. Limestone. Jemdet Nasr]

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-16975, described as Cylinder seal; running horned animals; long longitudinal hole. Smaller multi-legged animals floating in the field. Fish and possibly frogs. Glazed ceramic. Jemdet Nasr to Early Dynastic I. Includes modern cast impression. See Wiseman, Catalog of Western Asiatic Cylinder Seals in the British Museum, Plate 13d with a similar fish and Frankfort ...Cylinder Seals from the Diyala, #207 and #563.

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5265, described as End of hone carved animal head. Whetstone (?). One end broken and missing. Terminal in form of lioness head. Pierced for suspension. Stone, fore ground sedimentary, black.

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5230, described as Ring bezel, male figure, carnelian. Octagon shape. Weight 0.3883 grams. Babylonian [Crossed out; handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Sasanian, fourth century AD] [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Condition- Chip on reverse. Motif: Standing nude male holding an object in each hand; Sasanian, fourth century AD; References: Bivar, A.D.H. 1969. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic seals in the British Museum, Stamp Seals II. London: Published for The Trustees of the British Museum by the British Museum Press., seal CA 1]

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-16979, described as Cylinder seal; standing figure, possibly a man, with flat crown and pointed beard; long skirt with vertical draping. Faint lines on rest of seal; large drill hole; heavily worn. Man is holding oval item in hand. Red and black stone, possibly jasper. Possibly Achaeminid period. Length 2.3 cm; diameter 0.9 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5245, described as Cylinder seal: stone, seated goddess with demon behind with mother-Goddess introducing worshipper. Babylonian [Babylonian crossed out; handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Ur III] [Handwritten on card: black chert, worn, 20.5 x 10 mm. Ritual scene: worshipper led by goddess to enthroned goddess. Bird (?) in field. Terminal: lion-griffin. Style: UrIII] [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Cylinder seal. Surface worn. 20.5 x 10.5 mm. Ritual scene: Worshipper led by minor deity toward enthroned deity. Lion griffin behind seated diety. In field: unidentified object between deities. Chert, black]

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1938, described as Steatite cylinder bead, engraved figures. [Handwritten on card: Condition - badly worn.] [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Ritual scene - Worshipper is lead by minor deity to enthroned deity holding an object in the hand. In the field between the two standing figures is a bird; between the two deities is a crescent. Horned serpent behind seated deity. Blank area, probably once containing an inscription behind the snake; Ur III] (See catalogue card for additional written information) [Handwritten on card: References - cf. Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, #768 (crowns - UrIII/Isin-Larsa); 669 (Akkadian?)]

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5214, described as Cylinder seal: mottled gray stone [mottled gray stone - crossed out on card; handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: impure limestone], lions attacking horned animals, one human, Babylonian. Photo: 13-5579-80 [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: contest frieze. Nude hero attacking an animal which is assailing another animal engaged in combat with one of two overlapped lions. The second lion is attacking a third animal. Unfinished scorpion in field by man's right shoulder] [Handwritten on card: impure limestone, stained. Worn, chipped at edges. Nude hero attacks animals which assails animal attacked by one of two crossed lions. Second lion attacks animals. Leaf (?) and looped rope (snake?) behind hero; Style: ED III. References: Frankfort, H. 1939. Cylinder seals. A documentary Essay on the Art and Religion of the Ancient Near East. London: Macmillan and Co., pl. XII.C - animals (note parallel - fake or copy?), XII.A - male figure, XV.G - plant]

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