Hero fighting wild goat (ibex)

Object no. S04379
Description of the seal image A half-kneeling hero grasps the foreleg of a rampant wild goat (ibex) with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) in the other. Behind the two figures is a tall tree.
Figures, motifs/symbols - hero: half-kneeling, waring a tunic, holding a sickle sword (scimitar)
- plant: tall tree
- wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection N/A
Condition, shape worn
Culture Neo-Assyrian
Provenance Kalhu (Nimrud)
First occurence 1962
Archaeological context A.B. building (unstratified)
Registration number ND.6027
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 20, d: N/A
Material and features "dark grey stone"
Style linear
Scene contest
Translation N/A
Bibliography

Parker 1962, 33 no. ND.6027 and pl. 16: 2.



Parker, B.: “Seals and Seal Impressions from the Nimrud Excavations, 1955–58”, Iraq 24 (1962), 26–40.

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 GE 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 (20 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter
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