Cylinder Seal
B16870
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B16870 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | found loose in the soil |
| Date Made | ca. 2334-2193 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Jadeite |
| Iconography | Gilgamesh | Lion | Plant |
| Description | CBS Register: cylinder seal. jadeite. concave. inscribed "Lugal-tug dumu Lugal-ab". two gilgamesh and two lions, plant UE II: Cylinder seal, green steatite. Slightly carinated. One end chipped. Inscribed. |
| Length | 3.2 cm |
| Width | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1927 |
| Other Number | U.8416 - Field No SF | P270183 - CDLI Number |
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