294. SEAL CYLINDERS OF WESTERN ASIA. 
Hittite battles. Each seems to be sucking the contents of a vase through a curved 
pipe. We have seen such a design in archaic Babylonian art, Chapter v, and in 
early Assyrian art, figs. 734 and 738. ‘There is also a man spearing an animal 
which may possibly be a lion, from its tail and its open mouth. ‘There are also 
a simple tree and what we may understand to be a crescent with three rays fall- 
ing from it. This may remind us of the disk worshiped by the Heretic King 
Khuenaten, of Egypt, with its rays ending in hands. 
There is also a small human figure. 
In fig. gor the goddess simply holds a vase. 
Before her is a crux ansata, which is embraced by 
‘the legs of a table on which are what we may sup- 
pose to be thin loaves of bread. Before the flounced 
goddess stands a male figure holding a spear with 
3 ws the point downward, and behind him is the flounced 
goddess, whom we recognize as Aa-Shala. ‘There are also two stars, a “libra,”’ and 
an ox’s head over a hand. Somewhat similar is fig. go3. The goddess, repeated 
symmetrically, holds in the hand an object not easy to recognize, perhaps the rem- 
iniscence of a lotus, and between them is a stand with loaves. Behind them are 
two symmetric figures facing each other, and there is a libra, also a hand and a cres- 
cent. We seem to discover that here, and elsewhere, the “libra” has a handle at the 
upper end. In one upper register there is a vase between two griffins facing each 
other and behind them is a guilloche. In fig. go4 the seated, flounced goddess holds 
the Egyptian lotus in her hand. Before her are a scorpion, a dove over an Ionic col- 
umn, and two female worshipers, while behind her are two rabbits. In fig. go2 the 
goddess holds a vase and before her is a bird; and a worshiper, repeated symmetri- 





More peculiar is the cylinder shown in fig. 905, inasmuch as the seated goddess 
holds a serpent in her hand, the coil of which forms a ring by her long staff. Before 
her stands what is probably a female figure with an Egyptian headdress and hold- 
ing up what may be the papyrus blossom. In the remaining space, above a guilloche, 
a Hittite eagle grasps in his talons each side an uncertain object and below it is 
a running oryx. In fig. go6 the seated goddess holds towards the worshiper what 
is possibly a serpent scepter, perhaps a lotus. Before her is a hand and behind 
her stands an attendant with a spear. A rabbit, a guilloche, and a bird complete 
the design. Fig. 907 gives us a seated goddess with face in front view, although 
it might be easier to regard that it is a bearded god. She (or he) holds a vase in the 
hand, and above is a running rabbit. A worshiper holds a “libra,” and another is 
behind him, with a vase below, instead of above. The goddess whom we shall see 
in the next chapter under the arch, or half arch, we here see standing on her bull, 
and before her are a bird and a gazelle’s head. 
