Pot-stand between king and his attendant
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A beardless attendant faces a bearded king or dignitary. The attendant wears a long fringed robe and has a towel thrown over his shoulder. The king is similarly clothed, has 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 are two ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) below a star or a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- attendant: beardless, wearing a long fringed robe has a towel thrown over his shoulder - ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) (2) - crescent moon or star - king or dignitary: bearded, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a cup and a bow, has a tassel hanging from his hair - pot-stand: with a vessel on top |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Freie Universität Berlin (Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer) |
| Museum number | FUB 107 |
| Condition, shape | damaged upper and lower edges, heavily worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-collection of Erwin Oppenländer; acquired at an auction in London (1962) |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 23, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "dunkelgrün-grauer Serpentin" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Moortgat-Correns 1968: 275 no. 114 and pl. 47. Moortgat-Correns, U.: “Die ehemalige Rollsiegel-Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer”, Baghdader Mitteilungen 4 (1968), 233–297. |