Cylinder Seal
| Object Number: | B16305 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | Below surface, D.P. |
| Period: | Ur I |
| Date Made: | c 2000 BCE |
| Early Date: | -2200 |
| Late Date: | -1800 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Stone Hematite |
| Iconography: | Seated God Votary Vase Ampulla Libra Dog Stick |
| Length: | 2 cm |
| Width: | 0.9 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1926 |
| Other Number: | U.7046 - Field No SF UE X: 390 - Other Number |
Description
CBS Register: cylinder seal. hematite. seated god holding V [roman numeral 5?] two rotaries. Vase, ampulla, libra, dog, crooked stick. 21 x 9 mm c.2000BC
UE X: seated god of the "standard" type as above. The worshipper stands before him with clasped hands, followed by the assistant praying with one hand up. Crescent, ampulla, libra, a seated dog with a crook on head, a Nergal weapon are scattered in the field. Haematite 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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