Images from cylinder seals of the Sumerian-Akkadian period (2300-2100 B.C.) showing a group of divinities besides a goddess sitting on a stall. Some of the figures have some vegetal elements that spring from their bodies, probably showing their function as dispensers of fertility for the fields and crops.

Figure above: British Museum [Image: http://www.artstor.org]

Figure below:Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA [Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mesopotamian_-_Cylinder_Seal_-_Walters_42564_-_Impression.jpg]