Cylinder Seal

B5130

From: Iraq

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B5130
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq
Section Near Eastern
Materials Limestone
Description

CBS Register: seal cylinder in limestone

PBS XIV: a nude hunter with bird like head in profile and wild locks, stands with outstretched arms between two bulls - or antelopes - attacked by two lions. A second hunter seizes a lion by the tail while wielding a spear over his head. A serpent and a scorpion are opposed head to head. Cyl. seal. Calcite stone, 28 x 16 mm.

Credit Line Babylonian Expedition Fund Purchase, 1888-1891
Other Number PBS XIV: 94 - Other Number | P261322 - CDLI Number

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