Pot-stand between king sitting on throne and his attendant
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by chevron borders running in opposite directions at the top and bottom. A beardless attendant faces a bearded king or dignitary sitting on a throne. The attendant wears a long, broad-belted, 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. Between the two figures are two superimposed vessels on a stand (pot-stand), while behind them is an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) below four globes of the Sibitti (Pleiades). Another such plant appears in front of the king's legs below an eight-rayed star, and there is a crescent moon above his cup-holding hand. Several wedges appear scattered across the image field. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- attendant: beardless, wearing a long, broad-belted, fringed robe, holding a flag-shaped fan and a cloth, has a towel thrown over his shoulder - chevron borders (borderlines) (2): running in opposite directions at the top and bottom - crescent moon - ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) (2) - king or dignitary: bearded, sitting, wearing a long, broad-belted, fringed robe, holding a cup - pot-stand: with two superimposed vessels - Sibitti (Pleiades): four globes - star: eight-rayed - throne: high-backed chair, tasselled, pine-cone feet - wedges (9): cuneiform, five single and four double |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | presents whereabouts unknown |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | fault partly distorts the lower chevron border |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| First occurence | towards the end of the 19th century |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 35, d: 11 |
| Material and features | serpentine |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Teissier 1984, 162–163 no. 204. Teissier, B.: Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley – Los Angeles – London, 1984. Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993: 186 lot 265 (5th item). Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993: Antiquities. |