Cylinder seal and modern impression: king before nude winged goddess above snake; weather god on bull

Cylinder seal and modern impression: king before nude winged goddess above snake; weather god on bull

ca. 16th–14th century BCE · Cypriot

Hematite

The Met · Ancient Near Eastern Art · CC0 · The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76

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