| 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 |