Two ostrich-like birds facing each other

Object no. S05283
Description of the seal image Two ostrich-like birds fight each other. Behind them is a six-rayed star above an inverted crescent moon.
Figures, motifs/symbols - birds (2): ostrich-like
- crescent moon: inverted
- star: six-rayed
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Iraq Museum
Museum number U 6998
Culture Neo-Babylonian
Provenance excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley at Ur
Archaeological context Ur
Registration number Dq. U 6998
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 24, d: 11
Material and features black steatite
Style linear
Scene animal
Transliteration

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Bibliography

Legrain 1951, 43 no. 601 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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