Winged hero fighting wild goat (ibex) and human-headed winged lion (shedu or lamassu, sphinx)

Object no. S03736
Description of the seal image A winged hero grasps a rampant wild goat (ibex) with one hand and a human-headed winged lion (shedu or lamassu, sphinx) with the other.
Figures, motifs/symbols - human-headed winged lion (shedu or lamassu, sphinx): rampant
- wild goat (ibex) or mouflon: rampant
- winged hero
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection N/A
Culture Assyro-Babylonian
Provenance surfaced at Drouot (Paris) 29 and 30–09–1997, lot 50 (2nd item)
First occurence 1997
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 32, d: 14
Material and features "calcédoine laiteuse"
Style modelled
Scene contest
Bibliography

Drouot (Paris) 29 and 30–09–1997, 8 lot 50 (2nd item).



Drouot (Paris) 29 and 30–09–1997, Archéologie.



 

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 description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then object data and description were finalized by ZN (17 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter
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