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, has a towel thrown over his shoulder, and holds a flag-shaped fan and a cloth. The king wears similar clothing and holds a cup and a bow. Between the two figures is a vessel on a stand (pot-stand), while behind them are three ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) below an eight-rayed star. |
| 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 - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) (3): one tall and two short - king or dignitary: bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted, fringed robe, holding a cup and a bow - pot-stand: with a vessel on top - star: eight-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | presents whereabouts unknown; |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | fault in front of the attendant's face |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| First occurence | towards the end of the 19th century |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 26, d: 11 |
| Material and features | serpentine |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Teissier 1984, 158–159 no. 192. Teissier, B.: Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley – Los Angeles – London, 1984. Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993: 184 lot 263 (3rd item). Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993: Antiquities. |