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 bearded king or dignitary is faced by a beardless attendant. The king wears a long, fringed robe and holds a cup and a bow. The attendant is similarly clothed and holds a flag-shaped fan and a cloth. Between the two figures is a vessel on a stand (pot-stand), while behind them are the tasselled spade of Marduk (marru) below an eight-rayed, globe-centred star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- attendant: beardless, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a flag-shaped fan and a cloth - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - king or dignitary: bearded, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a cup and a bow - pot-stand: with a vessel on top - spade of Marduk (marru): tasselled - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | presents whereabouts unknown |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| First occurence | towards the end of the 19th century |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 27, d: 11 |
| Material and features | marble |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Teissier 1984, 160–161 no. 198. Teissier, B.: Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley – Los Angeles – London, 1984. Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993: 185 lot 264 (4th item). Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993: Antiquities. |