Object Number | 35-1-15 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
Archaeology Area | PJ |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Jadeite |
Iconography | Gilgamesh | Lion |
Description | Ithyphallic, Gilgamesh and rampant lion. double groups UE X: a nude hero in a fight with a lion rampant. He is represented as ithyphallic; he wears only a belt, long beard, and long hair doubled up on the neck. A second identical group fills the rest of the surface. Jadeite cylinder. |
Length | 3.1 cm |
Width | 1.7 cm |
Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1935 |
Other Number | U.? - Field No SF | UE X: 184 - Other Number | 0432 - Cast Number |
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