Hero grasping bull on either side and another hero fighting human-headed winged bull (aladlammu)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The seal image comprises two contest scenes. The first one depicts a bearded hero grasps two rampant quadrupeds (probably bulls). He wears a round headdress and a long, open robe over a short tunic. In the second scene, a bearded hero grasping a rampant human-headed winged bull (aladlammu) with one hand and holding a weapon in the other. He wears similar clothing to that of the first hero. Behind the human-headed winged bull is a six-rayed star in the sky. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero 1: bearded, a round headdress and a long, open robe over a short tunic - human-headed winged bull (aladlammu): rampant, bearded - hero 2: bearded, wearing a round headdress and a long, open robe over a short tunic, holding a weapon - quadrupeds (2): likely bulls, rampant, heads turned backwards - star: six-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Christie's (South Kensington, London) 14 and 15–05–2002, lot 282 (1st item) |
| First occurence | 2002 |
| Material and features | "chalcedony" |
| Style | cut, drilled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie's (South Kensington, London) 14 and 15–05–2002, 112–113 lot 290 (1st item). Christie's (South Kensington, London) 14 and 15–05–2002: Antiquities. |