Cylinder Seal

30-12-58

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 30-12-58
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Calcite
Iconography Bull | Lion | Crescent
Description

CBS Register. Ur 1928-9, Season VII. Cylinder Seal. no field number. Calcite. bull, lion, crescent.

UE X: a heifer, with head turned back, is attacked by a lion which bites it in the neck, and by a bird of prey perched on its back. A crescent, a lizard, a three-bladed plant, and three dots are scattered in the field. Calcite cylinder. no field number

Length 2.8 cm
Width 1.2 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1930
Other Number UE X: 94 - Other Number | B17777 - Old Museum Number

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