Cylinder Seal

B16901

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number B16901
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area EM, loose soil below surface, against NE wall
Section Near Eastern
Materials Diorite
Iconography Worshipper | Seated God
Description

CBS Register: Season V. cylinder seal. diorite. worn. worshipping a seated god.

Incorrectly published as UE X: 388: bare-headed worshipper standing with clasped hands before a seated god of the standard type: turban, fringed shawl, small vase, stool, dais. The crescent encompasses a sun-disk. The assistant prays with both hands up. Seal of Ur Su-bu-la, son of I-me-ra, servant of Zabar-ku. Black steatite cylinder.

Length 3.6 cm
Width 1.7 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1927
Other Number U.7525 - Field No SF

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