Striding zebu

Object no. S03876
Description of the seal image The scene depicts a striding humped zebu set on a ground line.
Figures, motifs/symbols - zebu: humped, striding
- ground line
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection N/A, formerly kept in the collection of Hans Silvius von Aulock
Culture Achaemenid, Graeco-Persian
Provenance ex-Aulock Collection, acquired between 1945–1951, then surfaced at Christie's (New York) 13–06–2000, lot 549
First occurence before 1957
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 29, d: 12 (barrel-shaped)
Material and features braun- und weissgestreifter Achat
Style modelled
Scene animal
Transliteration

N/A

Bibliography

von der Osten 1957, 121 no. 333.



von der Osten, H.H.: Altorientalische Siegelsteine der Sammlung Hans Silvius von Aulock. (Studia Ethnographica Upsaliensia 13) Uppsala, 1957.



Christie's (New York) 13–06–2000, 164 lot 549.



Christie's (New York) 13–06–2000, Antiquities (sale PAZUZU-9380).

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 ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (11 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz
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