Sealing

32-40-422

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 32-40-422
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area UE III: "Depth not recorded"
Section Near Eastern
Materials Terracotta
Description

Field number on object reads U.18169 B? A

UE III: ritual scene in two registers. An enthroned person is approached by two male servants, the first pouring a libation over a stand or jar. Behind the throne stand four female assistants, the first bearing a standard, the others keeping their hands clasped. The same libation scene is repeated in the lower register in front of the enthroned king or god (?) who holds a cup. The female assistants are replaced by male servants and an elaborate sideboard. U.18169B

Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1932
Other Number U.18169 - Field No SF | UE III: 533 - Other Number

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