Cylinder Seal

B16888

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B16888
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PG 445
Section Near Eastern
Materials Lapis Lazuli
Iconography Worshipper | God | Hunter | Ibex
Description

CBS Register: No field number. cylinder seal. lapis. two registers. worshipping a seated god, hunter and rampant ibexes

U.8926? was in the database; but this description doesn't match UE II's image.

UE X: two registers: scene of worship above and hunting below. The goddess and the worshippers have their hair tied up in chignons. Their robes have slanting borders. THere is a crescent in the field. Lapis-lazuli. no field number.

Length 2.7 cm
Width 0.8 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1927
Other Number UE X: 221 - Other Number

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