| Object Number | 35-1-21 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | PJ, G142 |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Jadeite |
| Iconography | Gilgamesh | Lion | Eagle |
| Description | Jadeite. concave. twin group - Gilgamesh and upturned lion. eagle UE X: Gilgamesh wrestling with lions whch he holds head down by pulling up their tails and hind legs. In one case he is standing, in the other he is down on one knee; but always with one foot pressing the lions's back or its head. A cartouche-here blank-is reserved for the name of the owner, between the bodies of the upturned lions. A spread eagle above is also unfinished. Green stone cylinder. |
| Length | 2.4 cm |
| Width | 1.5 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1935 |
| Other Number | U.18981 - Field No SF | UE X: 187 - Other Number |
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