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Catalogusnummer: 4824
An Akkadian mottled green stone cylinder seal, ca. 2300-2200 BCE,
showing the judgement of the brid-man, the seated water-god Enki, fish leaping from streams of water flowing from his shoulders. Behind a diminutive worshipper holding an animal and one hand raised. In front of Enki the double faced vizier, Usmu, behind the bird-man, Anzu, held by another diety.
h. 3,2 cm.
Provennance: Christie's South Kensington, London, May 15th, 2002, lot 591. Ancient Art Gallery Stormbroek, Eindhoven, Holland. Private Dutch collection, Wassenaar.
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