Cylinder Seal

B16286

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B16286
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area from well below the surface in EH
Section Near Eastern
Materials Soapstone
Description

CBS Register: cylinder seal. soapstone. a lion attacked by two men.

UE X: a nude hunter down on one knee fights a winged dragon rampant. Behind him two nude (?), men seem to be dancing on either side of some stand or jar planted in the ground. Black diorite cylinder not fully pierced.

Length 2.4 cm
Width 1.2 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1926
Other Number U.6160 - Field No SF | UE X: 380 - Other Number

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