Hero and lion-demon (ugallu) carrying bull
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero carries the hind leg of a bull with one hand and likely holds a sickle sword (scimitar) in the other while stepping on the animal's head. He wears a long, tiered and fringed, open robe. On the other side, a lion-demon (ugallu) seemingly carries the other hind leg of the bull. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull: inverted - hero: bearded, wearing a long, tiered and fringed, open robe, possibly holding a sickle sword (scimitar) - lion-demon (ugallu) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A, formerly the Property of a European Gentleman |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-Property of a European Gentleman, surfaced at Christie's (New York) 02–06–1995, lot 239 (1st item) |
| First occurence | 1995 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 31.5, d: 14 |
| Material and features | "calcified pale green agate" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie's (New York) 02–06–1995, 106–107 lot 239 (1st item). Christie's (New York) 02–06–1995: Fine Antiquities. |