Lion fighting bull protecting calf


Lion fighting bull protecting calf
Kategória Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A rampant male lion clashes with a rampant bull over a reclining calf. Behind the two rampant animals are a crescent moon and an eight-rayed, globe-centred star in the sky.
Figures, motifs/symbols - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom
- bull: rampant
- calf: reclining
- crescent moon
- lion: rampant, male
- star: eight-rayed, globe-centred
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection present whereabouts unknown
Culture Middle Assyrian
Provenance surfaced at Christie's (South Kensington) 13–05–2003, lot 56
First occurence 2003
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 38, d: N/A
Material and features hematite
Style linear
Scene animal
Transliteration

N/A
Bibliography

Christie's (South Kensington) 13–05–2003: 37–39 lot 56.



Christie's (South Kensington) 13–05–2003: Antiquities.