Naked human figure facing charging bull

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Object no.	S02136
Description of the seal image	The lower third of the object has been broken off. The remaining scene is framed by a row of outward-pointing triangles within a line border at the top. A naked human figure stands facing a charging bull. Above the latter, perhaps Nabu’s stylus and Marduk’s spade (marru) are on a pedestal, while behind the two figures there is an undetermined motif.
Figures, motifs/symbols	- borderlines: a row of outward-pointing triangles within a line border at the top - bull: charging - human figure: naked - Nabu’s stylus and Marduk’s spade (marru) on a pedestal - undetermined motif
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	Musée du Louvre
Museum number	SB 2612 – AS 109 – CCO S. 544
Condition, shape	lower third missing; damaged surface
Culture	Isin II, Middle Assyrian
Provenance	excavated by Jacques Jean Marie de Morgan at Susa
First occurence	1897–1912
Archaeological context	Susa
Registration number	N/A
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter	h: 32+, d: 16
Material and features	"grès; figures teintées en noir"
Style	linear
Scene	animal, cultic
Transliteration	N/A
Bibliography	Delaporte 1920, 64 no. S. 544 and pl. 36: 3. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. I: Fouilles et missions. Paris, 1920.

Object history

The publications mentioning the objects in this database were collected and the objects classified by ZN; data for the present object was input and preliminary description of the object done by ER based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by MNy and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (2 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz

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Naked human figure facing charging bull

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