Cylinder Seal

Object Number:

30-12-2

Current Location:

Iraq's Ancient Past

Provenience:

Iraq
Ur

Locus:

Pg 1237/16

Section:

Near Eastern

Materials:

Lapis Lazuli

Description:

CBS Register. Ur 1928-9, Season VII. Cylinder Seal. lapis. Dumu kisal. Symposium, harp. PG 1237. Body 16 crossed out of for Body 7. Belongs to group nos. 703 to 709.

Credit Line:

Joint British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq

Other Number:

U.12374	-	Field No SF
B17721	-	Old Museum Number

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Ancient Mesopotamia: The Royal Tombs of Ur (1983 - 1998)

Iraq's Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur's Royal Cemetery ( Oct 2009 - Jun 2010)

Bibliography:

[Book] Galpin, Francis W. 1937. The Music of the Sumerians and their Immediate Sucessors the Babylonian and Assyrians. : Page/Fig./Plate: Plate II:5

[Catalogue] Zettler, Richard L. and Horne, Lee. 1998. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur. : Page/Fig./Plate: 79

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