M0019174: Impressions from three cylinder seals

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Impression from cylinder seal.

Impressions from three seals. On the left is a stone seal incised with images of bulls and goats. It was purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1931 and accessioned in 1938 (accession number R2379/1938). The middle seal is made of haematite and incised with an image of the Sumerian sun god Shamash receiving adorations. It was purchased at auction by the Museum in 1924 and accessioned in 1938 (accession number R2361/1938). The right seal is incised with an image of the Sumerian god Ninurta overcoming a monster of chaos and bringing order to the world. It was acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1938 (accession number R2359/1938)

September 1962

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides entries for the items: R2372/1938, R2361/1938 and R2359/1938

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.