7000

6289http://www165.123.244.137/subject/6289/7000

Object TypeCylinder Seals

MuseumUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum

Season Number04: 1925-1926

IconographyLion

IconographyNude

IconographyHead

IconographyMale

IconographyHand Raised

IconographyHolding Weapon

IconographyStanding

Culture/PeriodIsin LarsaDate of the object is inferred from context and field notes; the object has not been confirmed to be of this period.

MaterialDiorite

U Number7000U.7000-U.7032 were duplicated with the duplicates assigned to tablets from Season 4 found in areas KP, EH, and possibly HT (Jacobsen AJA 57:128). The duplicates have been given the subletter A in this database while the original object from the catalog card retains the number without subletter.

Description (Modern)Cylinder seal. diorite. two heroes and a lion, c. 2000bc UE VII: cylinder seal, black steatite. two heroes attack a rampant lion

Description (Catalog Card)Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Rampant lion attacked by two heroes - (like Gilgamesh) 2 posts (supports for emblems)Woolley's description

Find Context (Catalog Card)From Larsa level? KP

Material (Catalog Card)SteatiteMaterial as described by Woolley

Museum Number (UPM B-number)B16309

Measurement (Catalog Card)L. 0012 m.d. 0006

Measurement (X)13

Measurement (Y)7