Table between king sitting on throne and his attendant


Table between king sitting on throne and his attendant
Kategória Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A beardless attendant faces a bearded king or dignitary sitting on a throne. The attendant wears a long, broad-belted, fringed robe, has a spiked shield on his back, a sword at his waist and holds a flag-shaped fan and a cloth. The king wears similar clothing and holds a cup. Between the two figures is a table, while behind them are two ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) below an eight-rayed star. A crescent moon appears above the king's hand, while a wedge is in front of the attendant's head.
Figures, motifs/symbols - attendant: beardless, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a flag-shaped fan and a cloth, has a spiked shield on his back and a sword at his waist
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom
- crescent moon
- ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) (2): one tall and one short
- king or dignitary: bearded, sitting, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a cup
- star: eight-rayed
- table: cross-legged, with bull's feet
- throne: high-backed chair
- wedge: cuneiform
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection N/A
Condition, shape one third of the upper edge has been broken off
Culture Neo-Assyrian
First occurence 1991
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 23.8, d: 9.3
Material and features quartz
Style linear
Scene banquet
Bibliography

Ishida, ed., 1991: 50.



Ishida, K., ed.: Inshō no sekai. Kodai oriento bijutsu to rekishi no kataribe [The World of Seals. Narrators/Storytellers of the Visual Arts and History of the Ancient Near East]. Tokyo, 1991 [in Japanese].