Divine hero or apkallu fighting wild goat (ibex)

Object no. S04213
Description of the seal image A four-winged divine hero grasps the foreleg of a rampant wild goat (ibex) with one hand and holds an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) in the other.
Figures, motifs/symbols - divine hero or apkallu: four-winged, wearing a long, triple-belted robe
- ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree)
- wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Archaologisches Museum der Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Münster
Museum number 2281
Culture Neo-Babylonian
Provenance donated by private person
First occurence before 2016
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 18.55, d: 8.31
Material and features grau-schwarzer Stein
Style linear
Scene contest
Transliteration

N/A

Bibliography

Neumann 2016, 912 no. 5 and pl. 108: 5 a–b.



Neumann, G.: "Rollsiegel im Archäologischen Museum der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster". In: Schwarzer, H. – Nieswandt, H.-H. et al. (eds.) »Man kann es sich nicht prächtig genug vorstellen!« Festschrift für Dieter Salzmann zum 65. Geburtstag. Band II, Marsberg/Padberg, 2016, 911–917.

Object history The publications mentioning the objects in this database were collected and the objects classified by ZN; data for the present object was input and preliminary description of the object done by ER based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (11 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz
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