Object Number | B5479 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq |
Period | Babylonian |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Serpentine |
Description | CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, in serpentine PBS XIV: A nude Gilgamesh in front face, with locks on either side, a beard, a tight belt, his navel carefully marked, grasps in his arms two human headed bisons, one of which is urinating. An ithyphallic Eabani, with round horns, long tresses and a beard, fights with a lion. A branch separates the two groups. Cyl. seal. Serpentine, 30 x 17 ½ mm |
Credit Line | Purchased from D. Noorian, 1891 |
Other Number | PBS XIV: 117 - Other Number | P261673 - CDLI Number |
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