Cylinder Seal with Sun God in Boat
2350 BC - 2100 BC
Shell
Tell Asmar
3.6 cm x 2.1 cm diam.
Shell
Tell Asmar
3.6 cm x 2.1 cm diam.
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Discussion Questions
Use the questions provided to guide your examination of the artifact.
What do you think this scene might mean?
What might the significance be of the figure at the prow of the boat?
What do you think the other symbols (plough, vase, fishes, human-headed lion) in this scene represent?