Post Date:
Nov 6, 2015 2:00 AM
TAG ID:
hiphotos094876
(RM)
Credit:
CM Dixon / Heritage Images/Newscom
Format:
4721 x 3752 Color JPEG
Photographer:
CM Dixon
Keywords:
nature,tree,people,religious,ORIENTAL,plant,country,religion,monarch,seal,museum,spirit,color,colour,king,royal,jewellery,jewelry,deity,God,location,British Museum,jewel,gem,royalty,artefact,artifact,goddess,genie,Iraq,Governor,CM Dixon,Ashur,Assyria,Assyrian,carnelian,cylinder seal,Neo-Assyrian,Shamash,Sherif Khan,sovereign,Dixon,CM,CM Dixon,CM Dixon,Mike Dixon
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
Carnelian cylinder seal of Mushezib-Ninurta, Neo-Assyrian, from Sherif Khan (Tarbisu), northern Iraq, 9th century BC. The king, shown in mirror image, is protected by guardian genii sprinkling holy water from a bucket. The tree in the centre, symbolizes nature and the land of Assyria. Above is a god in the winged disc probably representing the sun-god Shamash or the supreme god of Assyria, Ashur. From the British Museum's collection.