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| Keywords: Cylinder seal - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07246.JPG cylinder seal was dedicated to a little-known goddess Ninishkun who is shown interceding on the owner's behalf with the great goddess Ishtar Ishtar places her right foot upon a roaring Asiatic lion lion which she restrains with a leash The scimitar in her left hand and the weapons sprouting from her winged shoulders indicate her war-like nature Stone Akkadian period ca 2330 “2150 BC 4 2 × 2 5 cm Exhibit in the Oriental Institute Museum University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USA This work is old enough so that it is in the public domain Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction 2014-08-22 14 54 39 own Daderot other versions cc-zero Cylinder seals in the Oriental Institute Museum Uploaded with UploadWizard Ishtar Women with lions in art | ||||
