Cylinder Seal

30-12-52

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 30-12-52
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Section Near Eastern
Materials Calcite
Iconography Hunter | Goat | Scorpion | Lion | Bull | Snake
Description

CBS Register. Ur 1928-9, Season VII. Cylinder Seal. no field number. calcite, worn. hunter in the style of Lugalshagpadda, goats, scorpion, lion, bull, snake.

UE X: crossed lions rampant attacking ibexes, one of them upturned. The young hunter with wild locks and no beard tries to protect them. Scorpion, snakes, dagger are scattered in the field. calcite cylinder. no field number

Length 3.9 cm
Width 2 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1930
Other Number UE X: 152 - Other Number | B17771 - Old Museum Number

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