Sealing
| Object Number: | 33-35-433 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | PG. Pit W. SIS 4-5 |
| Period: | Early Dynastic I Early Dynastic II |
| Date Made: | 2900-2700 BCE |
| Early Date: | -2900 |
| Late Date: | -2700 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Terracotta |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1933 |
| Other Number: | U.18414 - Field No SF UE III: 256 - Other Number 758 - Other Number P481115 - CDLI Number UM 33-35-433 - Other Number |
Description
UE III: a lion attacks an ibex (?) falling head foremost to the ground. A nude hunter has caught him by the tail and spears him from behind. Leaf (?), star flower. Thirty-two large and small fragments. Clay sealing. Baked and shellacked post-excavation. Fragment with impression of men fighting animals.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Tokens to Tablets: Glimpses into 6000 Years of the History of the Ancient Near East (14 Nov 1987 - Aug 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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