Cylinder Seal
B15248
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B15248 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | E-nun-mah, W corner below the foundation of the drain |
| Date Made | 8th century BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Carnelian |
| Description | archer in chariot CBS Register: cylinder seal, carnelian UE X: Assyrian chariot with the archer shooting while the driver holds the reins of the galloping horses. The enemy bowman shoots from the ground. He is down on one knee, the other leg being raised against the horses' legs. The wheels have six spokes. There is a flagpole and a lion's mask at the back of the chariot, and star and crescent in the sky. Carnelian cylinder. |
| Length | 2.5 cm |
| Width | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1923 |
| Other Number | U.775 - Field No SF | UE X: 611 - Other Number | P269792 - CDLI Number |
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