Pot-stand between king and his attendant, and another attendant behind the king
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by chevron borders running in opposite directions at the top and bottom or bands of diagonal hatchings. A bearded king stands between two attendants. The attendant on the left seems to be beardless and wears a long, broad-belted, fringed robe. He holds a flag-shaped fan and a cloth that is thrown over his shoulder and has a spiked shield on his back. The king wears similar clothing and holds a cup and a bow. The attendant behind him also wears a long, fringed robe. He likewise holds the towel thrown over his shoulder and a simple fan. Between the king and the attendant facing him is a vessel on a stand (pot-stand), while above the king's cup is a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- attendant 1: beardless, wearing a long, broad-belted, fringed robe, holding a flag-shaped fan and the towel thrown over his shoulder, has a spiked shield on his back - attendant 2: beardless, wearing a long, fringed robe, holding a fan and the towel thrown over his shoulder - chevron borders or bands with diagonal hatchings (borderlines) (2): running in opposite directions at the top and bottom - crescent moon - king or dignitary: bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted, fringed robe, holding a cup and a bow - pot-stand: with a vessel on top |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Freie Universität Berlin (Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer) |
| Museum number | FUB 105 |
| Condition, shape | damaged upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-collection of Erwin Oppenländer; acquired at an auction in London (1962) |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 38, d: 14 |
| Material and features | "Serpentin" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Moortgat-Correns 1968: 275 no. 112 and pl. 47. Moortgat-Correns, U.: “Die ehemalige Rollsiegel-Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer”, Baghdader Mitteilungen 4 (1968), 233–297. |