| Object Number | 31-16-648 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | Pit D. SIS 4, P.G. 1332 and neighborhood |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Snakes |
| Description | CBS Register: fragment of clay jar stopper with seal impressions. twisted snakes! UE III: a victorious hero, spear in hand, attacks his enemies. These are represented naked, back to back, one upside down, with legs spread wide apart and catching one another's foot, in the curious composition noted on seal No. 274. A pack of twisted snakes adds to the meaning of the scene, one of them actually biting one enemy in the wrist. A third nude kneeling man raises his hand, calling for mercy. The hero wears a skirt open in front after the Kish style, but is entirely shaven, like his enemies. Eight-petalled rosette on the butt-end of the cylinder, d. 19 mm. NOTE: object does not match the description from UE III, but does indeed depict twisted snakes. |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number | U.12545 - Field No SF | UE III: 286 - Other Number | B19056 - Old Museum Number | P270308 - CDLI Number |
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