Winged hero grasping bull and carrying calf while stepping on another bull and hero behind him
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded four-winged hero grasps the ear of a rampant bull with one hand and carries the hind leg of a calf with the other, and steps on the back of another, smaller bull with his right leg. He wears a triple-belted, tiered and fringed, open robe over a short tunic. His dress is decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern above the belt. Above the largest bull are a seven-rayed star, a crescent moon, and a rhomb. Behind the winged hero is a bearded hero who wears similar clothing to that of the winged one and has a tassel hanging from his hair. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull 1: rampant - bull 2: small - calf: inverted - crescent moon - hero: bearded, wearing a triple-belted, tiered and fringed, open robe decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern over a short tunic, has a tassel hanging from his hair - rhomb - star: seven-rayed - winged hero: bearded, four-winged, wearing a triple-belted, tiered and fringed, open robe decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern over a short tunic |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Christie's (London) 05–07–1995, lot 350 |
| First occurence | 1995 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 36, d: N/A |
| Material and features | white veined black stone |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie's (London) 05–07–1995, 126–127 lot 350. Christie's (London) 05–07–1995: Fine Antiquities (ANTONIUS-5431). |