Cylinder Seal

35-1-15

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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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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