Cylinder Seal

Object Number:

B16305

Current Location:

Collections storage

Provenience:

Iraq
Ur

Period:

Ur I

Date Made:

c 2000 BC

Early Date:

-2200

Late Date:

-1800

Section:

Near Eastern

Materials:

Stone
Hematite

Iconography:

Seated God
Votary
Vase
Ampulla Libra
Dog
Stick

Description:

CBS Register: cylinder seal. hematite. seated god holding V [roman numeral 5?] two rotaries. Vase, ampulla, libra, dog, crooked stick. 21 x 9 mm c.2000BC UE X: seated god of the "standard" type as above. The worshipper stands before him with clasped hands, followed by the assistant praying with one hand up. Crescent, ampulla, libra, a seated dog with a crook on head, a Nergal weapon are scattered in the field. Haematite cylinder.

Length:

2cm

Width:

0.9cm

Other Number:

U.7046	-	Field No SF
UE X: 390	-	Other Number

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Tokens to Tablets: Glimpses into 6000 Years of the History of the Ancient Near East (14 Nov 1987 - Aug 2006)

You may also be interested in these objects:

Cylinder Seal