Cylinder Seal
| Object Number: | B16935 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | PG 673 |
| Period: | Sargonic |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Stone Steatite |
| Iconography: | Gilgamesh Bull Lion |
| Length: | 2.6 cm |
| Width: | 1.6 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1928 |
| Other Number: | U.9634 - Field No SF P270194 - CDLI Number |
Description
dark, concave. image of Gilgamesh, bull, and lion.
CBS Register: Tomb group from a rich grave of the Sargonid period. PG 673. With objects B16926 - B16936. Cylinder seal of dark steatite. Gilg., bull, lion. concave.
UE II: Cylinder seal, dark steatite.
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 |
| Cultures in the Crossfire: Stories from Syria and Iraq (08 Apr 2017) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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