Object Number | 30-12-44 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Calcite |
Iconography | God | Monkey | Scorpion |
Description | CBS Register. Ur 1928-9, Season VII. Cylinder Seal. calcite. worshipping a seated god, monkey, scorpion, bandy legged man. U.13831 is crossed out for U.13031 UE X: U.13031. A worshipper stands with clasped hands before a seated god, who holds a small vase in his fingers. Both seem to wear a turban. The throne has a small curved back and rests on a podium. The assistant goddess behind the worshipper prays with both hands up. CRescent, squatting monkey, scorpion, bandy-legged man fill the background. Green steatite cylinder. |
Length | 2.1 cm |
Width | 1 cm |
Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1930 |
Other Number | U.13031 - Field No SF | UE X: 377 - Other Number | B17763 - Old Museum Number |
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