Cylinder seal featuring, from left to right, the goddess Lama with the owner of the seal. Second from right is the king/priest, holding a mace in his left hand, symbolizing his divine right to rule, and a bucket and pine cone in his right. The crescent and sun disk are symbols of the main deity, Shamash, here depicted as the god of war, shown in a walking posture, his foot resting on a stone, a posture of dominance. Hematite. Paleo-Babylonian art, 1900-1600 B.C. Height: 2.9 cm Provenance : Former collection of M. Gaston Forgues (the owners' grandfather). Acquired at auction and from Vinchon between 1960 and 1980. By inheritance.