Griffin attacking scorpion

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

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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
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