Cylinder Seal

B7318

From: Iraq

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B7318
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq
Period Early Dynastic
Date Made 2600 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Serpentine
Iconography Hunter | Lion | Ibex | Weapon
Description

lions attack nude hunter between two ibexes, weapon in field.

CBS Register: Black hematite seal. Lions attack deer. A hunter.

PBS XIV: A nude hunter as above, between two ibexes attacked by two lions. He is concerned with one animal only. There is a weapon in the field. Cyl. seal. Serpentine, 26 x 14 mm

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number PBS XIV: 98 - Other Number | 1642 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-1642 - Old Museum Number | CBS7318 - Other Number | 1672 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number | P262340 - CDLI Number

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