Two wild goats (ibexes) flanking stylised tree

Object no. S05326
Description of the seal image Two rampant wild goats (ibexes) flank a stylised palmette-like tree. Next to them is a six-rayed, globe-centred star above a crescent moon and the spade of Marduk (marru) on a stand.
Figures, motifs/symbols - crescent moon
- spade of Marduk (marru): on a stand
- star: six-rayed, globe-centred
- stylised tree: palmette-like, with bud-tipped branches or leaves and offshoots
- wild goats (ibexes) (2): rampant, heads turned backwards
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection present whereabouts unknown
Culture Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian
Provenance cylinder seal reproduced from an impression received from London
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter N/A
Material and features N/A
Style modelled
Scene animal, ritual
Transliteration

N/A

Bibliography

Lajard 1847, 25 Planche LIV: no. 3 and pl. 54 B: 3.



Lajard, F.: Introduction à l’étude du culte public et des mystères de Mithra en orient et en occident. Paris, 1847.

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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