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 sitting on a throne. The attendant wears a long fringed robe, has a towel thrown over his shoulder, a sword at his waist and holds a flag-shaped fan and a cloth. The king wears similar clothing and holds a cup. Between the two figures is a vessel on a stand (pot-stand), while behind them are two ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) below an eight-rayed star. A crescent moon appears above the king.
Figures, motifs/symbols - attendant: beardless, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a flag-shaped fan and a cloth, has a towel thrown over his shoulder and a sword at his waist
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom
- crescent moon
- ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) (2): one tall and one short
- king or dignitary: bearded, sitting, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a cup
- pot-stand: with a vessel on top
- star: eight-rayed
- throne: high-backed chair
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Museum of Fine Arts Boston / MFA
Museum number MFA 65.1375
Condition, shape slightly damaged upper and lower edges
Culture Neo-Assyrian
Provenance ex-Moussa Collection; purchased by the MFA from R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian (Little Falls, NJ) on 10 November 1965
First occurence before 1965
Archaeological context N/A
Registration number N/A
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 41, d: 14
Material and features "gray/brown marble"
Style linear
Scene banquet
Bibliography

MFA: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/163829/ [accessed: 12-11-2023].