Hero grasping wild goat (ibex) on either side

Object no. S02819
Description of the seal image A bearded hero grasps a rampant wild goat (ibex) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a belted tunic.
Figures, motifs/symbols - hero: bearded, wearing a belted tunic
- wild goats (ibexes) (2): rampant, heads turned backwards
Subcategory bead cylinder seal
Collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA
Museum number MMA 1999.325.92
Condition, shape worn
Culture Achaemenid, Neo-Babylonian
Provenance ex-Kelekian Collection; acquired by Dikran G. Kelekian between 1893–1910; donated by Nanette B. Kelekian to the MMA in 1999
First occurence between 1893–1910
Archaeological context N/A
Registration number N/A
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 39, d: 14
Material and features "brown and white agate (quartz)"
Style modelled
Scene contest
Bibliography

MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/327688 [accessed: 19-11-2023].

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 MNy and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (03 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai
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