Cylinder Seal

35-1-7

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 35-1-7
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PJ, B38
Section Near Eastern
Materials Lapis Lazuli
Iconography Ibex | Plant
Description

Lapis lazuli. two registers: tete-beche; ibexes and plants.

UE X: antelopes passant among trees in the lower register. In the upper register they are upside down, and a scorpion replaces the tree. Lapis-lazuli cylinder.

Length 3.2 cm
Width 0.9 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1935
Other Number U.19075 - Field No SF | UE X: 80 - Other Number

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