Hero taming winged bull or horse

Object no. S00925
Description of the seal image A bearded hero wearing a broad-belted kilt grasps the head of a half-kneeling winged bull or horse. Above the hybrid creature is a winged sun-disc and a crescent moon.
Figures, motifs/symbols - crescent moon
- hero: wearing a broad-belted kilt
- winged bull or horse: half-kneeling
- winged sun-disc
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection The British Museum
Museum Number BM ANE 122130 – 1930-10-13, 3
Condition, shape "the upper edge of the seal has been cut down or broken off and repolished" (Merrillees 2005, 47 no. 1)
Culture / Production Place Achaemenid
Provenance acquired from J. Ebrahimoff
First Occurrence before 1930
Archaeological context N/A
Registration number N/A
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter h: 14, d: 7.5
Material and features "siltstone, black"
Style linear
Scene contest
Bibliography

Merrillees 2005, 47 no. 1 and pl. II.



Merrillees, P. H.: Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals VI: Pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid Periods. (Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals 6) London, 2005.

Object history
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