Griffin and bull clashing
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders a the top and bottom. A griffin and a charging bull clash in the middle. Above them are an eight-rayed, globe-centred star, a crescent moon, an omega-shaped symbol, and the Sibitti (Pleiades). |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull: charging - crescent moon - griffin: winged, crested, raising a forepaw - omega-shaped symbol - Sibitti (Pleiades) - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Iraq Museum |
| Museum number | IM 78815 |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 37, d: 14 |
| Material and features | hematite brune |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Le signe en Mésopotamie. Arles – Salles Romanes du Cloître Saint-Trophime. 23 Juillet – 23 Octobre 1977 (avec l’introduction du Dr. Sobhi Anwar Rachid), no. 110. |