| Ware/Material |
2006-9-4 | mKB |
clay
[Input file: Q904MS1.J / Q904MS1.-J]
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2006-9-4 | mKB |
~frit
[Input file: Q904MS1.J / Q904MS1.-J]
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| Color definition |
2006-9-4 | mKB |
white
[Input file: Q904MS1.J / Q904MS1.-J]
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| Condition |
2006-9-4 | mKB |
broken
[Input file: Q904MS1.J / Q904MS1.-J]
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| Iconographic Definition |
2006-9-4 | mKB |
the iconography and style date the seal to the Mittani period.
[Input file: Q904MS1.J / Q904MS1.-J]
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| Iconographic Description |
2006-9-4 | mKB |
the seal depicts a bearded figure with a pointed hat wearing a long garment bordered at the edge of the sleeve (the lower hem is not preserved). He is facing right in front of a tree that separates him from two lions. The lions are facing each other and are represented on their haunches with tails raised behind. Unusual in this scene is the fact that the front legs of the lions are raised and joined in a gesture that appears more like a patterned non-aggressive activity rather than a combat.
[Input file: Q904MS1.J / Q904MS1.-J]
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2006-10-11 | fAB |
The impression has four elements. First, a human figure with a very stylized head. The figure has a cap on, and a dress with what seems to be a fringe over the left arm. The right arm has the hand at the waist and the elbow away from the body. The dress seems to be open under the left elbow of the figure, portrayed by a vertical line. The second element is a stylized tree: five round balls at the end of short stems coming from a central ball which rests on a long trunk. The third and fourth figures are rampant lions which are facing each other and touching forepaws. These two do not seem to be fighting. The jaws of both are open.
[Input file: QX11FAB.J / QX11FAB.-J]
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| Style |
2006-9-4 | mKB |
The style emphasizes the drill holes, especially in the representation of the tree and the head of the left lion.
[Input file: Q904MS1.J / Q904MS1.-J]
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