Cylinder Seal
| Object Number: | B5062 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq Baghdad |
| Period: | Babylonian |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Diorite |
| Credit Line: | Babylonian Expedition Purchase, 1890 |
| Other Number: | PBS XIV: 74 - Other Number Ward Seal Cyl. No. 171 - Other Number L.961.12.10 - Old Loan Number |
Description
CBS Register: Babylonian cylinder seal. Diorite.
PBS XIV: two rampant lions attack and bite in the neck two crossed bulls. a hunter has seized a lion by the tail and strikes him on the head with a knife or crooked stick. His head isin profile, he has a long beard and a short loin cloth. A plant with triangular leaves or fruits and a lizard form a primitive landscape. There is an eagle withoutspread wings and head in profile, and in the lower register a small worshiper, perhaps the owner of the seal. He stands up, with hands clasped, in an attitude of respect. His head is bare, his chin grows a short beard. a long shawl is thrown over his left shoulder, and reaches below the knee. Cyl. seal. black diorite, 29 x 18 1/2 mm. Bagdad, 1890.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Legrain, Leon. 1925. The Culture of the Babylonians.. The University Museum, Publications of the Babylonian Section. Vol. XIV. | View Objects related to this reference |
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