Winged hero grasping winged bull on either side


Winged hero grasping winged bull on either side
Kategória Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image A bearded, four-winged hero grasps a rampant winged bull on either side, each by the foreleg. He wears a long, fringed, open robe.
Figures, motifs/symbols - winged bulls (2): rampant
- winged hero: bearded, four-winged, wearing a long, fringed, open robe
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Okayama Orient Museum, Japan
Museum number N/A
Condition, shape slightly chipped upper and lower edges
Culture Neo-Babylonian
First occurence 1991
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 23.8, d: 11.3
Material and features "light brown agate" (in Japanese)
Style modelled
Scene contest
Bibliography

Ishida, ed., 1991, 37 no. III–4–9.



Ishida, K., ed.: Inshō no sekai. Kodai oriento bijutsu to rekishi no kataribe [The World of Seals. Narrators/Storytellers of the Visual Arts and History of the Ancient Near East]. Tokyo, 1991 [in Japanese].