| Object no. | S05281 |
| Description of the seal image | A rampant griffin attacks a large, vertically-set scorpion. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- griffin: rampant - scorpion, large, vertically-set |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Iraq Museum |
| Museum number | U 18257 |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley at Ur |
| Archaeological context | Ur |
| Registration number | U 18257 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 18, d: 8 |
| Material and features | white limestone |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Legrain 1951, 42 no. 598 and pl. 36. Legrain, L.: Ur Excavations, X: Seal Cylinders (Ur Excavations 10) London – Philadelphia, 1951. |
| 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 |