Cylinder Seal

30-12-51

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 30-12-51
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PG 964
Section Near Eastern
Materials Shell
Iconography Seated God
Description

CBS Register. Ur 1928-9, Season VII. Cylinder Seal. Shell. worshipping a seated god.

UE X: worshipper standing with hands clasped before a seated god. he is followed by the assistant praying with both hands up. A lion rampant seems to be a later addition. Scorpion, bird, ampulla, and libra are scattered in the field. Shell cylinder.

Length 2.8 cm
Width 1.4 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1930
Other Number U.11428 - Field No SF | UE X: 375 - Other Number | B17770 - Old Museum Number

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