Fragment of cylindrical bead of diabase. Old Babylonian. Figure of a worshipper behind a partially preserved figure (part of head, body and entire arm). In field pot above ball staff. cf. Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, #952 (Isin-Larsa) For long pole like object in the field: cf. Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, #781, 939, 905 - a "libra", p.41e
Donor:
Alfred Kohlberg
Collection place:
Mesopotamia
Verbatim coll. place:
Mesopotamia
Culture or time period:
Old Babylonian (ca. 1900–1600 BC)
Collector:
Henry Ludwig Frederick Lutz
Collection date:
before 1930
Materials:
Hematite
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Cylinder seals
Accession date:
1930
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 7 millimeters and length 17 centimeters
Loans:
S1972-1973 #20: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (UC Berkeley)/Margaret Perkins (November 6, 1972–November 7, 1972)