Cylinder Seal
| Object Number: | B15593 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | Diqdiqqeh |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Diorite |
| Iconography: | Seated Goddess Duck? Swan? Bird |
| Length: | 3.8 cm |
| Width: | 1.2 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1923 |
| Other Number: | U.1268 - Field No SF UE X: 249 - Other Number P269923 - CDLI Number |
Description
CBS Register: cylinder seal. diorite. Presentation to seated goddess. Line of ducks (swans?) Nin-dingir, dam Lugal-usumgal.
UE X: same motive. The division line resembles a brick terrace. The stool is built like a double recessed gate. Seal of Nin-dingir, wife of Lugal-usum-gal. Grey steatite cylinder.
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 |
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