9740

9472http://www165.123.244.137/subject/9472/9740

Object TypeCylinder Seals

MuseumThe National Museum of Iraq

Season Number06: 1927-1928

TechniqueIncised

MaterialHematite

U Number9740

Description (Modern)Cylinder seal

Description (Catalog Card)Cylinder Seal Haematite Black 2 bearded bulls rampant, back to back. Each is attacked by a hero. Behind one hero, who appears to be wearing a forked tiara, is a rampant lion. This hero apparently wears a short-skirt, the second is bearded and naked. Beyond a rampant bull and rampant gazelle accosting one another; behind the gazelle a small naked figure--possibly a devil?Woolley's description

Find Context (Catalog Card)PG 724

Material (Catalog Card)HaematiteMaterial as described by Woolley

Museum Number (IM Number)IM 14588

Measurement (Catalog Card)L 0027 d 0017