Hero fighting scorpion-tailed bird-man
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a scorpion-tailed bird-man with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) in the other. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: bearded, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) - scorpion-tailed bird-man: bearded |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian, uncertain |
| Provenance | surfaced at auction in London in 1962, ex-Oppenländer Collection |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 24, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "glasierte Fritte" |
| Style | sintered quartz |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Moortgat-Correns 1968, 282-283 no. 135 and pl. 49. Moortgat-Correns, U.: “Die ehemalige Rollsiegel-Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer”, Baghdader Mitteilungen 4 (1968) 233–289. |