Winged hero fighting wild goat (ibex)

Object no. S02644
Description of the seal image A bearded winged hero grasps a rampant wild goat (ibex). Behind the animal is a stylised tree with globe-tipped branches, while beyond that are a crescent moon, a rhomb, and a fish above one another.
Figures, motifs/symbols - crescent moon
- fish
- rhomb
- stylised tree: with globe-tipped branches
- wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards
- winged hero: bearded, winged, wearing a long, open robe over a short tunic
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
Museum number WAM 42.829 – WAM C37
Condition, shape chipped upper and lower edges
Culture Neo-Assyrian
Provenance ex-Henry Walters Collection (Baltimore); inherited by Sadie Jones (Mrs Henry Walters) in 1931 (New York); purchased by Joseph Brummer (Paris and New York) in 1941; purchased by The Walters Art Museum in 1941
First occurence before 1931
Archaeological context N/A
Registration number N/A
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 20, d: 9
Material and features "brown, translucent stone"
Style cut, drilled
Scene contest
Bibliography

Gordon 1939, 29 no. 94 and pl. XI.



Gordon, C. H.: "Western Asiatic Seals in the Walters Art Gallery". Iraq 6/1 (1939) 3–34.



WAM: https://art.thewalters.org/detail/31954/cylinder-seal-with-a-contest-scene27/ [accessed: 12-11-2023].

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 description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by MNy; object data and description were finalized by ZN (03 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai
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