Cylinder Seal
B5099
From: Iraq | Baghdad
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B5099 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Baghdad |
| Period | Babylonian |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Calcite |
| Description | CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, calcite (stalag.) hole not cut entirely. PBS XIV: a nude hunter with outstretched arms protects two ibexes from the attack of two lions. he has a bird like head in profile and wild locks. a second hunter seizes a lion by the tail while wielding a spear over his head. there is a serpent behind and a short weapon in front. Cyl. seal, not thoroughly pierced. Calcite stalactite, 18 x 11 mm. Bagdad, 1890. |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Purchase, 1890 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 88 - Other Number | P261291 - CDLI Number |
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