Pot-stand between king sitting on throne and his attendant
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by running guilloche borders 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 tassel hanging from his hair, and holds a fan and a cloth. The king wears similar clothing and holds a cup. Behind the two figures is an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) below a crescent moon. A cuneiform sign (BAR) made of two crossed wedges appears between the king's hands. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- attendant: beardless, wearing a long, broad-belted, fringed robe, holding a fan and a cloth, has a tassel hanging from his shoulder - guilloche borders (borderlines) (2): running at the top and bottom - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - crescent moon - king or dignitary: bearded, sitting, wearing a long, broad-belted, fringed robe, holding a cup - throne: high-backed chair, tasselled - wedges (2): BAR, crossed, forming a cuneiform sign |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | presents whereabouts unknown; |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| First occurence | towards the end of the 19th century |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 32, d: 12 |
| Material and features | marble |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Teissier 1984, 162–163 no. 205. Teissier, B.: Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley – Los Angeles – London, 1984. Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993: 187 lot 266 (1st item). Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993: Antiquities. |