Cylinder Seal
| Object Number: | B1073 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Basalt |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Khabaza, Baghdad; subscription of R. F. Harper, 1889 |
| Other Number: | PBS XIV: 119 - Other Number |
Description
CBS Register: seal cylinder, basalt
PBS XIV: A nude hunter with head in profile, wild locks and a beard, seizes a human headed bison by neck and leg. A Gilgamesh in front face, with locks and beard, fights with a second bison. Eabani, with head in profile, round horns and long tresses, grasps in his arms a bull attacked by a lion. Cyl. seal. Black diorite, 23 x 13 mm.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Legrain, Leon. 1925. The Culture of the Babylonians.. The University Museum, Publications of the Babylonian Section. Vol. XIV. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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