Cylinder Seal
B1088
From: Iraq | Baghdad
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | B1088 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Baghdad |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Lapis Lazuli |
| Description | CBS Register: Seal cylinder, lapis lazuli PBS XIV: a nude Gilgamesh stands between a stag and an ibex. He has a profile bird like head and wild locks. Eabani with head in profile and long tresses, seizes a lion by the tail, while wilding a spear over his head. the reverse is divided in two registers by two lines, with a lizard below. Cyl. seal. lapis lazuli, 17 1/2 x 11 mm. Bagdad, 1889. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Khabaza, Baghdad; subscription of R. F. Harper, 1889 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 82 - Other Number |
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