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, has a towel thrown over his shoulder, and holds a fan. The king wears similar clothing and holds a cup and a bow. Between the two figures are two vessels 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, has a towel thrown over his shoulder - 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 two vessels on top |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum |
| Museum number | VA Ass 1681 |
| Condition, shape | damaged lower edge, scattered small faults on the entire field |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | Assur |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 24, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "Kalk, grau, nicht transparent" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Klengel-Brandt 2014, 4 no. 6, pls. 2 and 35. Klengel-Brandt, E.: Die neuassyrische Glyptik aus Assur. Mit Beiträgen von Sabine Böhme und Othmar Keel. (Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft 140 – Ausgrabungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft in Assur, F: Fundgruppen 7) Wiesbaden, 2014. |