| Object Number | B5032 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Period | Babylonian |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Serpentine |
| Description | CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, serpentine PBS XIV: Two nude hunters with head in profile, short hair, a beard, a belt, and one of them a loin cloth, lift two lions by legs and tails while stepping on their heads. On the reverse are engraved two emblems, a club or weapon with a curved blade ending in a lion’s head, and a seated dog with a crooked stick on his head. Between the two groups a new emblem, the so-called libra, is perhaps a measuring rod, a model or standard. Cyl. seal. Green jade like stone, 23 ½ x 13 ½ mm |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition Purchase, 1890 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 241 - Other Number | P261224 - CDLI Number |
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