Shell cylinder of Shamash and the Gates of Dawn © Akkadian Period 2350-2200 B.C. SKU: EKHAkkadGates1 Price: $1,500.00 Shell. Akkadian Periond. 23502200 B.C. 38 mm. ex: Eid Khalaf Collection. Shamash faces left between two mounds, rays of light coming from his shoulders and his notched sword raised. He rises, stepping through the gates of dawn. To his left, two attendants wearing bull horned helms and long robes await, one facing, the other facing left but with head turned right. cf: Legrain Philadelphia, 1925, 187-188. Keel-Leu and Teissier, Fribourg, 75 76
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