Lion-griffin pursuing wild goat (ibex)

Object no. S05282
Description of the seal image A rampant lion-griffin pursues a rampant wild goat (ibex). Above the former is a crescent moon on a stand made of three short parallel lines.
Figures, motifs/symbols - crescent moon: on a stand made of three short parallel lines
- lion-griffin: rampant
- wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Museum number CBS 16320
Condition, shape slightly chipped upper and lower edges
Culture Neo-Babylonian
Provenance excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley at Ur in 1926
Archaeological context Ur
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 18, d: 7.5
Material and features agate
Style cut, drilled
Scene animal, pursuing
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Translation N/A
Bibliography

Legrain 1951, 43 no. 600 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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