Monkey and scorpion

Object no. S05302
Description of the seal image This fragmentary scene appears to depict a monkey and a scorpion.
Figures, motifs/symbols - monkey: uncertain
- scorpion: uncertain
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Iraq Museum
Museum number U 17355
Culture Neo-Assyrian
Provenance excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley at Ur
First occurence Legrain 1951, 44 no. 626 and pl. 36.
Archaeological context Ur
Registration number U 17355
Material and features N/A
Translation N/A
Bibliography

Legrain 1951, 44 no. 626 and pl. 36.



Legrain, L.: Ur Excavations, X: Seal Cylinders (Ur Excavations 10) London – Philadelphia, 1951.

Object history The publications mentioning the objects in this database were collected and the objects classified by ZN; data for the present object was input and preliminary description of the object done by ER based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; description was finalized by ZN (20 July 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz
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