Donor: Alfred Kohlberg / Loans: S1981-1982 #20: Near Eastern Studies Department, UC Berkeley (October 16, 1981–October 16, 1981) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Donor Alfred Kohlberg Loans S1981-1982 #20: Near Eastern Studies Department, UC Berkeley (October 16, 1981–October 16, 1981)

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1922, described as Cylindrical bead. Two lions with canine (?) heads flanking a boar. In flied winged sun disc above boar. Palm tree between the composite. (Catalogue card)

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1923, described as Suppliant goddess behind god with mace facing standing diety. In field, cross-shaped star and mongoose (?). Behind suppliant goddess remains of inscription now essentially erased. Condition: Chip on upper edge. cf. Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, p.772, 908.

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1951, described as Cylindrical bead.

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5234, described as Cylinder seal: milky crystal, two bovines grazing, three other animals, bird, and a human in the field [all crossed out; handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: From left: Antithetical bulls on either side of plant; above each bull an unidentified animal with a long tail; above animal on the left, a motif consisting of three diamond shapes; above animal on right antelope couchant with head turned back. To the right a human figure with staff in the right hand, holding an object in the left hand; girdle around the waist with a dagger (?) suspended. Below the figure a stool. Above the figure a large bird, possibly a griffin vulture, with outstretched wings. References: Jequier, G. "Cachets et cylindres archaiques" Memoires de la delegation archeologique en Iran, vol. 8, Paris, 1905, pl. 1. figure 22 - for diamond motif; figure 55 - for stylization of the man] Babylonian [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Prehistoric (archaic) period, provincial provenance, most probably southern Iran. Style similar to that found on cylinder seals from the archaic period at Susa] [Handwritten on card: Alabaster? Style: ED III. Looks suspicious ......fake? Center: Two bovris face plant, each animal (dog?) standing on its back, small horned animal above right, three.....[pointed crossed out ] star (?) above and left. herdsman (?) with a stick in hand faces to left between backs of two bovris, bird above herdman - for bird see Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, Oriental Institute Publications, 72. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, #293, see # 684 for animals around tree (Akkadian), #219 (Protoliterate or ED I,............) #33, #841, flower #32 - not number of petals but angularity, #882, a bird - not very like (EDI), #905, male figure, not very like; Porada, Edith. (ed) 1948. Corpus of ancient Near Eastern seals in North American collections, #97-102].

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5243, described as Cylinder seal: veined white stone, seated human holding bovine in leash, winged geometrical figure on bull's back. Babylonian [Babylonian crossed out; handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Akkadian] [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: 23.5 x 13 mm. Seated deity holds cord linked with nose of kneeling bull which carries a winged gate on its back. In field: crescent over diety's extended hands; plant in front of bull. Limestone or possible lithified tooth]

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1927, described as Ivory-like" bead: Jemdet Nasr. Patterns formed by parallel and criss-cross lines and drillings, possibly two stylized birds. Linear borders with V pattern along upper edge. Condition: broken off at one end. cf. Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, #209, 350, 406 References for Jemdet Nasr: Porada, E. Corpus of Near Eastern Seals, Pl. VI. No 35, 36 and 40. P. R. S. Moorey and O. R. Gurney, 1978. Ancient Near-Eastern cylinder seals acquired by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 1963-1973. Oxford: Ashmolean Museum. Iraq, no.13 Vollenweider, Marie-Louise, 1967.Catalogue raisonné des sceaux cylindres et intailles, Vol. 1. Genève: Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Genève. 6, 11, 26.