Cylinder Seal
64-11-20
From: Iraq | Rimah
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | 64-11-20 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Syrian (uncertain) | Mitannian (uncertain) |
Provenience | Iraq | Rimah |
Archaeology Area | Site C, level 1, about 50 cm below surface. |
Period | Rimah I |
Date Made | 1950-1000 BCE |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Steatite |
Iconography | Eagle | Monster |
Description | black, broken in half longitudinally. above: row of concentric circles. below: miniature eagle-headed, winged figure; feline tail and wing tip of some seated monster. concentric circles suggest Mitannian style. Black steatite, broken in half longitudinally; above: row of concentric circles; below: minature eagle-headed, winged figured (Note: Position of legs does not resemble the hovering bird motif); below again appears the feline tail and wing tip of some seated monster. Concentric circles suggest Mitannian style. Seal may be Syrian of the latter half of II millennium. |
Credit Line | Tell al-Rimah Expedition; Theresa Howard Carter, 1964 |
Other Number | TR 3 - Field No SF |
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