Winged hero grasping human-headed winged lion (shedu or lamassu, sphinx) on either side
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A winged hero grasps a rampant human-headed winged lion (shedu or lamassu, sphinx) on either side. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- human-headed winged lions (shedus or lamassus, sphinxes) (2) - winged hero |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the Erlenmeyer Collection |
| Condition, shape | N/A |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-Erlenmeyer Collection, surfaced at Sotheby's (New York) 04–06–1998, lot 375 (2nd item) |
| First occurence | before 1998 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 37, d: 18 |
| Material and features | "red hardstone" |
| Style | linear, modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Sotheby's (New York) 04–06–1998, lot 375 (2nd item). Sotheby's (New York) 04–06–1998: Antiquities and Islamic Art (Sale 7143). |