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 probably a bow. Between the two figures are two superimposed vessels on a stand (pot-stand), while behind them are three ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) below a star. A crescent moon appears above the king's cup. |
| 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 - 'bottle-brush' trees (ears of wheat) (3): one tall and two short - crescent moon - king or dignitary: bearded, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a cup and probably a bow - pot-stand: with two superimposed vessels on top - star |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum |
| Museum number | VA Ass 1682 |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged upper and lower edges, worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | Assur |
| First occurence | 2014 |
| Archaeological context | Halde |
| Registration number | Ass 7810 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 27, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "Kalk, grau, feinkörnig (Stilstein?)" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Klengel-Brandt 2014, 4 no. 7, 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. |