Cylinder Seal
| Object Number: | 31-17-120 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Limestone |
| Iconography: | Shamash Mountain |
| Length: | 3.5 cm |
| Width: | 2.1 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number: | U. - Field No SF UE X: 236 - Other Number B19526 - Old Museum Number |
Description
CBS Register: U... cylinder seal. limestone. Shamash with flaming wings seated on mountains.
UE X: the god with the flaming wings sits in judgement. His throne is made of tiers of mountains. The prisoner, a nude man with a strange head, is brought before him by his assistants. Samas wears a horned mitre and a flounced robe, his servants only a flounced kilt and a staff of office. Limestone cylinder, no field number.
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