| Object Number | B1827 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Period | Babylonian |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Hematite |
| Description | CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder in hematite PBS XIV: Contests with wild animals. A nude kneeling man is attacked by a winged dragon with feather tail. he has a belt, his hair bound in a fillet, his hands lifted crying for mercy. Behind him there is a squat monkey, a seated dog with a crooked stick on his head, emblems of Ninib and Gula (?). Three big dots or stars limit the group. On the reverse Eabani in front face fights with the lion. Concave cyl. seal. Hematite, 20 1/2 x 11 mm. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Khabaza, Baghdad; subscription of R. F. Harper, 1889 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 440 - Other Number |
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