Pot-stand between king and his attendant


Pot-stand between king and his attendant
Kategória Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image A bearded 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, has a tassel hanging from his hair, 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' tree) below an eight-rayed star.
Figures, motifs/symbols - attendant: bearded, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a fan and a cloth
- ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) (3): one tall and two short
- king or dignitary: bearded, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a cup and a bow, has a tassel hanging from his hair
- pot-stand: with a vessel on top
- star: eight-rayed
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection presents whereabouts unknown
Museum number N/A
Condition, shape damaged upper and lower edges; worn
Culture Neo-Assyrian
First occurence towards the end of the 19th century
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 24, d: 10
Material and features chert
Style linear
Scene banquet
Translation N/A
Bibliography

Teissier 1984, 158–159 no. 194.



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 (5th item).



Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993: Antiquities.