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Kategória
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Cylinder Seals
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Description of the seal image
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A striding divine figure (deity) holds a sickle sword (scimitar). He wears a tall, fez-like headdress with a fleur-de-lis on top, has a counterweight hanging from his neck, and a long, fringed, open robe. |
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Figures, motifs/symbols
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- deity: wearing a tall, fez-like headdress with a fleur-de-lis on top, has a counterweight hanging from his neck, and a long, fringed, open robe, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) |
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Subcategory
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cylinder seal
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Collection
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Vorderasiatisches Museum |
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Museum number
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VA Ass 4270 |
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Condition, shape
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damaged, worn, partly broken but glued together in modern times |
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Culture
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Assyro-Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian |
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Provenance
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Assur |
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Archaeological context
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eC6IV, "westlich Steinfundament auf grauem Schutt" from the Assuritu temple of Assur-resh-ishi |
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Registration number
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Ass 7070 |
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Dimensions (mm): height, diameter
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h: 82, d: 32 |
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Material and features
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"Kalk, cremefarbig, dicht" |
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Style
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linear |
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Scene
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contest |
