Cylinder Seal

B5479

From: Iraq

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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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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