Human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) in front of hero grasping bull behind him
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded hero reachers towards a striding human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) with one hand and grasps the foreleg of a rampant bull with the other. He wears a short, fringed tunic. In front of him are an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) below the Sibitti (Pleiades) in the sky, while behind him is the stylus of Nabu below a crescent moon. Above the human-headed winged lion's head is a wedge. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull: rampant, head turned backwards - crescent moon - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - hero: bearded, wearing a short, fringed tunic - human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx): striding - Sibitti (Pleiades) - stylus of Nabu - wedge: cuneiform |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the collection of Dr. Albert Lúcia |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-Dr. Albert Lúcia Collection, surfaced at Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. Katalog 333 (6–11/05/1992) Frankfurt am Main, lot 117 |
| First occurence | before 1992 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 30, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "Hämatit, schwarz" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Cieslak 1992 (6–11/05/1992), 18 lot 117 and pl. 9. Cieslak, C.: “Altorientalische Roll- und Stempelsiegel. Sammlung Dr. Albert Lúcia”. In: Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. Katalog 333. Auktion 6.–11. Mai 1992. Frankfurt am Main, 5–20. |