| Object Number | B7320 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Shell |
| Iconography | Animals |
| Description | CBS Register: ivory seal. animals in contest. no Sommerville number given in register. PBS XIV: two rampant and crossed lions attack two antelopes with heads turned back. there is moreover a crescent above, and a large scorpion, symbol of the double edged weapon striking on either sides. Bifrons, crossed lions, double headed eagles, double edged weapons, the caduceus of the war gods Nergal, Ninib, Ishtar, the forked thunderbolt of the storm god Adad, all exemplify the same idea of ever present energy, facing right and left, front and rear. that attempt at symmetry has even led to the doubling of the same figure, eg Gilgamesh. Cyl. seal. Shell, 28 1/2 x 14 1/2 mm. |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | PBS XIV: 63 - Other Number | 1418 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-1418 - Old Museum Number | P262342 - CDLI Number |
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