Pot-stand between king and his attendant


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 flag-shaped fan. The king wears similar clothing and holds a cup and a bow. Between the two figures is a vessel on a stand (pot-stand).
Figures, motifs/symbols - attendant: beardless, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a flag-shaped fan
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom
- 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 N/A
Condition, shape slightly damaged upper and lower edges; worn
Culture Neo-Assyrian
Provenance Kalhu (Nimrud)
First occurence 1962
Archaeological context unstratifie, east of N.T.8.
Registration number ND 5247
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 24, d: N/A
Material and features faience; sintered quartz
Style linear
Scene banquet
Bibliography

Parker 1962, 29 no. ND. 5247 and pl. IX: 3.



Parker, B.: “Seals and Seal Impressions from the Nimrud Excavations, 1955–58”, Iraq 24 (1962), 26–40.