Table between king sitting on throne and his attendant

Object no. S04514
Description of the seal image The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded king sitting on a throne is faced by a beardless attendant. The king wears a long robe with tiers of fringes and holds a cup. The attendant wears a long plain robe and holds a flag-shaped fan and a cloth. Between the two figures is a table with a cloth and flatbreads on top, while behind them is an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) below an eight-rayed star.
Figures, motifs/symbols - attendant: beardless, wearing a long plain robe, holding a flag-shaped fan and a cloth
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom
- ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree)
- king or dignitary: bearded, sitting, wearing a long robe with tiers of fringes, holding a cup
- star: eight-rayed
- table: with bull's feet, two cloths and flatbreads on top
- throne: high-backed chair
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Diyarbakir Arkeoloji Müzesi'nden
Museum number 22/14/02
Condition, shape damaged upper and lower edges, fault above the king's raised hand
Culture Neo-Assyrian
First occurence 2020
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 31, d: 14
Material and features N/A
Style linear
Scene banquet
Bibliography

Çağatay 2020, 8–9 no. 10.



Çağatay, Y.: "Diyarbakır Arkeoloji Müzesi’nden Bir Grup Silindir Mühür", Arkeoloji ve Sanat 165 (2020), 1–12.

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 GE based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (14 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter
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