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cylinder seal
Object Type
cylinder seal
Museum number
28811
Description
Hematite cylinder seal; a figure in royal posture faces a long-robed deity who raises one hand beneath a crescent moon. Between them is a small nude goddess in a cap (broken), and a behind them are a bow-legged dwarf (damaged); a star,? and a fish; two large, polished chips; worn.
Cultures/periods
Old Babylonian
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Iraq, South
(?)
Materials
hematite
Technique
polished
(?)
Dimensions
Diameter:
0.75 centimetres
Length:
1.70 centimetres
Curator's comments
Likely to come from commercial excavations in southern Iraq as offered along with tablets and other objects originating from there.
Bibliographic references
Collon 1986a / Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum: Cylinder Seals III: Isin-Larsa and Old Babylonian Periods
(498)
Location
Not on display
Condition
Fair; two large chips; worn.
Subjects
headgear/hairstyle
sun/moon
gigantism/dwarfism
fish
deity
planet/constellation
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Nicolaos Davourgicas
Acquisition date
1898
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
28811
Registration number
1898,1013.144