Cylinder Seal

B14421

From: Iraq

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B14421
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq
Period Sargonic
Section Near Eastern
Materials Serpentine
Description

CBS Register: Seal cylinder. Diorite. Serpentine. Sargonic.

PBS XIV: The bowman shooting the wild bison, surrounded by birds of prey. He has long hair and beard, a short fringed tunic girded about, a sword and quiver hung across his shoulders. The bison has a hairy coat. There are branches about him. One eagle perches on his back, another soars with spread wings in front. Convex cyl. seal. Serpentine, 32 x 12mm. MS Coll.

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number PBS XIV: 578 - Other Number | 1703 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-1703 - Old Museum Number | P269387 - CDLI Number

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