Divine hero or apkallu fighting wild goat (ibex)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A four-winged divine hero grasps the foreleg of a rampant wild goat (ibex) with one hand and holds an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) in the other. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- divine hero or apkallu: four-winged, wearing a long, triple-belted robe - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Archaologisches Museum der Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Münster |
| Museum number | 2281 |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | donated by private person |
| First occurence | before 2016 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 18.55, d: 8.31 |
| Material and features | grau-schwarzer Stein |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Neumann 2016, 912 no. 5 and pl. 108: 5 a–b. Neumann, G.: "Rollsiegel im Archäologischen Museum der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster". In: Schwarzer, H. – Nieswandt, H.-H. et al. (eds.) »Man kann es sich nicht prächtig genug vorstellen!« Festschrift für Dieter Salzmann zum 65. Geburtstag. Band II, Marsberg/Padberg, 2016, 911–917. |