Winged hero grasping winged bull on either side

Object no. S02708
Description of the seal image A bearded winged hero grasps a winged bull on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed, open robe over a short tunic.
Figures, motifs/symbols - winged bulls (2): rampant, heads turned backwards
- winged hero: bearded, four-winged, wearing a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed, open robe over a short tunic
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Museum of Fine Arts Boston / MFA
Museum number MFA 65.1368
Condition, shape slightly chipped upper and lower edges
Culture Assyro-Babylonian
Provenance ex-Moussa Collection; purchased by the MFA from R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian (Little Falls, NJ) on 10 November 1965
First occurence before 1965
Archaeological context N/A
Registration number N/A
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 26.5, d: 10.8
Material and features "milky chalcedony"
Style modelled
Scene contest
Bibliography

MFA: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/163822/ [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 preliminary description of the object done by GE 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 (03 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai
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