Winged hero facing lion-griffin while stepping on reclining animal
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A winged hero holds a sickle sword with one hand while stepping on the back of a reclining animal. He wears a long, open robe. Facing him is a rampant, winged hybrid creature, likely a lion-dragon. Above the reclining animal is an eight-rayed, globe-centred star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hybrid creature: likely lion-griffin, rampant, winged - quadruped: reclining - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred - winged hero: winged, bearded, wearing a long, open robe, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in a North American private collection (assembled 1910–1932 and 1950) |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-North American private collection, surfaced at Sotheby’s (New York) 08–12–2000, lot 285 |
| First occurence | from a North American private collection assembled 1910–1932 and 1950 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 32.1-15.1, d: N/A |
| Material and features | N/A |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Sotheby’s (New York) 08–12–2000, 151 and 167 lot 285. Sotheby’s (New York) 08–12–2000: Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art. |