Cylinder Seal

B1045

From: Iraq

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B1045
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq
Section Near Eastern
Materials Hematite
Description

CBS Register: seal cylinder, hematite

PBS XIV: a nude Gilgamesh with head in profile, long beard, and hair tied in a loop behind, protects a bull, while turning his head toward an attacking lion, crossed with and held back by a struggling Eabani. A unique figure of a lionman, with head turned back in profile with short hair and beard, stands up, holding his own tail with both hands. In the field there is a lance supporting a star. The scene belongs to the best Akkadian times. Cyl. seal. Serpentine, 24 x 14 mm.

Credit Line Purchased from Khabaza, Baghdad; subscription of R. F. Harper, 1889
Other Number PBS XIV: 146 - Other Number

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