Hero grasping human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) and bull while stepping on an unidentified object
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a rampant human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) with one hand and a rampant bull with the other while stepping on an unidentified object. He wears a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic. Behind the rampant beasts is a crescent moon above a six-rayed star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull: rampant, head turned backwards - crescent moon - hero: bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted, fringed, open robe over a short tunic - human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx): rampant, bearded - star: six-rayed - unidentified symbol: probably an unfinished animal |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Christie‘s (London) 06–07–1994, lot 162 |
| First occurence | 1994 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 30, d: N/A |
| Material and features | " translucent quartzite" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie‘s (London) 06–07–1994, 70 lot 162. Christie‘s (London) 06–07–1994: Fine Antiquities. |