Update made on 2024-04-01 at 09:29:09 by Firth, Richard for Firth, Richard
height 13
width 7
Update made on 2024-04-01 at 08:59:31 by Firth, Richard for Firth, Richard
provenience uncertain (mod. Diqdiqqah) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Update made on 2024-04-01 at 08:15:45 by Firth, Richard for Firth, Richard
museum_no IM —
collections National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Update made on 2023-10-05 at 09:44:52 by Firth, Richard for Firth, Richard
designation CDLI Seals 020997 (physical)
artifact_type Cylinder seal
provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
seal_no S020997
is_provenience_uncertain 0
is_period_uncertain 0
is_artifact_type_uncertain 0
is_school_text 0
excavation_no U 07628
artifact_comments Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Font from which rises a palm? On either side a snake? and beyond a hero attacking rampant lion with a sword. Possibly the curved markings at the side of the altar may represent not snakes but handles or running water? [drawing] cf. U.7640
genres Administrative
genres_uncertain 0
materials Steatite
materials_uncertain 0
retired 0
has_fragments 0
is_artifact_fake 0
artifact_type_comments H. 13mm, D. 7mm
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