Object Number | 35-1-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
Archaeology Area | PJ, B66 |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Limestone |
Iconography | Hunter | Hero | Animals |
Description | limestone with steatite core, roundels. Hunter, hero and animals rampant. UE X: a leopard and a lion rampant attack a bearded bison and an antlered deer. A nude hunter grips the leopard by the tail and stabs it in the neck. His head in profile is of archaic bird-like type, pointed nose, round eye, wild locks, and no beard. There is a scorpion in the field below. Shell cylinder with rings of steatite inset in the ends but decayed. Note.- This collection was received under Antiquities Entry 02402 dated December 24, 1934 Not shell, Limestone |
Length | 4.2 cm |
Width | 3.1 cm |
Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1935 |
Other Number | U.19191 - Field No SF | UE X: 134 - Other Number |
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