Winged hero fighting wild goat (ibex) and human-headed winged lion (shedu or lamassu, sphinx)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| 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.
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