Cylinder Seal
30-12-24
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 30-12-24 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | PG 1079 |
| Date Made | ca. 2450 |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Shell |
| Iconography | Boat | Boatman | Noah? | Gilgamesh? | Bull | Eagle | Scorpion | Bird | Lion | Goat |
| Description | Shell, boatman, boat, and Noah (Gilgamesh?). bearded bull and eagle, scorpions, bird, lions, goats. CBS Register. Ur 1928-9, Season VII. Cylinder Seal. shell. boatman, boat and Noah. Bearded bull and eagle. Scorpion, bird, lion, goats, scorpions. UE II: Cylinder seal, shell. |
| Length | 3.8 cm |
| Width | 2.3 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1930 |
| Other Number | U.11533 - Field No SF | B17743 - Old Museum Number |
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