seal + modern impression
- bibliography and image source:
Martin, Harriet: (unpublished; courtesy British School of Archaeology in Iraq).
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- copyright for image:
British School of Archaeology in Iraq
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• museum number: IM87654
• excavation number: AbS1859
• provenience: Abu Salabikh
• dimension(s) (in cm):
height: 3.55; diam.: 2
• material: shell
• date: (ca. 2500 BC)
• description:
The seal is complete but very worn. Double horizontal lines divide a two register motif which showed a rampant animal in the bottom half; the top half was either left empty, perhaps for an inscription, or has completely worn away. The main scene
involves five upright figures. At the far right a human figure wearing a skirt marked by vertical lines walks left, raising its right arm. Left of this figure are two crossed rampant animals. Diagonal cuttings mark the mane of the animal head on the
left, clearly a lion. The animal crossed with the lion and facing the human is probably a herbivore. To the left of the lion are two further rampant animals. It is impossible to identify them more clearly although presumably at least the one
immediately left of the lion is a herbivore under attack.
• status: feared to be stolen
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