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 and holds a fan and a cloth. The king wears similar clothing 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 a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- attendant: beardless, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a fan and a cloth - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - king or dignitary: bearded, wearing a long 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 106 |
| Condition, shape | damaged upper and lower edges, slightly worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-collection of Erwin Oppenländer; acquired at an auction in London (1962) |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 26, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "Serpentin" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Moortgat-Correns 1968: 275 no. 113 and pl. 47. Moortgat-Correns, U.: “Die ehemalige Rollsiegel-Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer”, Baghdader Mitteilungen 4 (1968), 233–297. |