Cylinder Seal

B14435

From: Iraq

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B14435
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq
Period Ur I
Section Near Eastern
Materials Hematite
Description

CBS Register: Seal cylinder. Hematite. Black. Ur, I Dyn.

PBS XIV: A hunter in short tunic spears from behind a rampant lion attacked in front by his dog. The reverse has a scorpion, a bird (?), a fish and two border lines. Roughly cut with burr and wheel. Convex cyl. seal. Hematite, 20 ½ x 3 mm. MS Coll.

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number PBS XIV: 508 - Other Number | 1408 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-1408 - Old Museum Number | P269401 - CDLI Number

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