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cylinder seal
Object Type
cylinder seal
Museum number
117720
Description
Serpentine cylinder seal; the king with a mace faces the suppliant goddess, both wear pointed hats; between them are a crook above a couchant gazelle; two-line inscription.
Cultures/periods
Old Babylonian
Materials
serpentine
Dimensions
Diameter:
1.30 centimetres
(max?)
Diameter:
1.25 centimetres
(min?)
Diameter:
0.50 inches
Length:
2.65 centimetres
Length:
1 inches
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Collon 1986a / Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum: Cylinder Seals III: Isin-Larsa and Old Babylonian Periods
(230)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
mammal
deity
king/queen
arms/armour
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Amurru
Named in inscription:
An
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
E Chachati
Acquisition date
1925
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
117720
Registration number
1925,0613.6