Kneeling bull
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A young bull seemingly kneels before a cyprus-like stylised tree with a globe on top. Above the bull is a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull: young, half-kneeling - crescent moon - stylised tree: cyprus-like, with a globe on top |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Archaologisches Museum der Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Münster |
| Museum number | 2966 |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | donated by private person |
| First occurence | before 2016 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 31.37; d: 11.01 |
| Material and features | blaue Fritte |
| Style | sintered quartz |
| Scene | animal, ritual |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Neumann 2016, 913 no. 8 and pl. 109: 8 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. |