Two heroes fighting cow suckling its calf and attacked by lion


Two heroes fighting cow suckling its calf and attacked by lion
Kategória Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image Two bearded heroes fight a cow suckling its calf and a lion attacking it. The hero on the left grasps the cow with one hand and brandishes a weapon with the other. He wears a belted tunic and has a sword at his waist. The other hero grasps the lion by its tail with one hand and also brandishes a weapon with the other hand. He wears a long, open robe over a short tunic.
Figures, motifs/symbols - calf
- cow
- hero 1: bearded, wearing a belted tunic and has a sword at his waist, brandishing a weapon
- hero 2: bearded, wearing a long, open robe over a short tunic, brandishing a weapon
- lion: rampant, head turned backwards
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection N/A
Culture Assyro-Babylonian
Provenance found at Al-Qādisīyah (Salvage Dam on the Euphrates, north of Haditha, Iraq)
First occurence before 1979
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter N/A
Material and features N/A
Style modelled
Scene contest
Bibliography

Al-Houri 1979/1981, 23 no. 19.



Al-Huri, H.A.: “Seals from the Al-Qadissiya Dam Basin”, Sumer 42 (1979/81) 20–25 [in Arabic section].