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Cylinder Seal

Object Number:B5038
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Iraq
Period: Babylonian
Section:Near Eastern
Materials:Serpentine
Credit Line:Babylonian Expedition Purchase, 1890
Other Number:PBS XIV: 600 - Other Number
P261230 - CDLI Number

Description

CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, serpentine

PBS XIV: The tree of life, three palms below the crescent and between two ostriches with raised legs and flapping wings. The reverse has a small goatfish. Cyl. seal. Serpentine, 20 ½ x 10 mm

Bibliography:

[Book] Legrain, Leon. 1925. The Culture of the Babylonians.. The University Museum, Publications of the Babylonian Section. Vol. XIV. Actual CitationView Objects related to this Actual Citation

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