Cylinder Seal
65-24-19
From: Iraq | Rimah
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | 65-24-19 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq | Rimah |
Archaeology Area | Site C, Rm. east of Rm. 1, fill above level 2 |
Locus | Site C, Rm. east of Rm. 1 | fill above level 2 |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Serpentine |
Iconography | Chariot? |
Description | red color, very worn. design executed in sketchy linear style. a wheel in lower right corner, somewhat above are two curved lines which might possibly be the cab of a chariot. badly eroded border of circles with dotted centers below. E. Porada interprets scene as two quadrupeds leaping left, possibly pursued by animal with lion tail. Impression only |
Credit Line | Tell al-Rimah Expedition; Theresa Howard Carter, 1965 |
Other Number | TR 2424 - Field No SF |
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