Winged hero fighting winged bull and stepping on bull
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded winged hero grasps the foreleg of a rampant winged bull with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) in the other, while stepping on a smaller, reclining bull. He wears a feather-topped, horned headdress and a long, triple-belted, open robe over a short tunic. The robe is decorated with a dot-in-square and a net and crosshatch pattern. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull: reclining, head turned backwards - wnged hero: bearded, winged, wearing a feather-topped, horned headdress and a long, triple-belted, open robe over a short tunic, holding a sickle sword (scimitar), his garment is decorated with a dot-in-square and a net and crosshatch pattern - winged bull: rampant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Christie's (New York) 06–12–2000, lot 204 |
| First occurence | 2000 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 37, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "chalcedony" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie's (New York) 06–12–2000, lot 204 (sale 9538) https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-1946614/?intObjectID=1946614 [accessed: 18-03-2026]. |