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cylinder seal
Object Type
cylinder seal
Museum number
132841
Description
Goethite cylinder seal; the king with a mace faces the suppliant goddess on a base-line; between them are a double curl motif above a lion scimitar; the figures have been recut in the drilled style characteristic of late Old Babylonian seals; three-line inscription; highly polished.
Cultures/periods
Old Babylonian
(late period)
Kassite
(?)
Materials
goethite
Technique
drilled
(?)
polished
(?)
Dimensions
Diameter:
1.50 centimetres
Diameter:
0.625 inches
Height:
3 centimetres
Height:
1.1875 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
(224)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
mammal
deity
king/queen
arms/armour
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Nergal
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Miss E Jackman
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Lionel Cooper
Acquisition date
1960
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
132841
Registration number
1960,0517.13