Pot-stand between king 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. The attendant wears a long fringed robe, has a towel thrown over his shoulder, and holds a flag-shaped fan and a cloth. The king wears similar clothing, has a sword at his waist and a tassel hanging from his hair, and holds a cup and a bow. Between the two figures is a vessel on a stand (pot-stand), while behind them is an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) below an eight-rayed star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- attendant: beardless, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a flag-shaped fan and a cloth, has a towel thrown over his shoulder - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - king or dignitary: bearded, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a cup and a bow, has a sword at his waist and a tassel hanging from his hair - pot-stand: with a vessel on top - star: eight-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | damaged upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| First occurence | 1991 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 30.1, d: 12.3 |
| Material and features | light brown stone |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Ishida, ed., 1991: 52. 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].
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