| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The upper half of the object has been broken off. The remaining scene depicts Ninurta (archer), likely aiming his bow at the rampant Anzu (lion-griffin) while standing on the back of the charging Abubu (lion-dragon). Behind the latter is a small wild goat (ibex) with bunched legs on four small globes. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- Abubu: lion-dragon, charging, bull's horns, scorpion tail - Anzu: lion-griffin, rampant, bird tail - deity: Ninurta, probably archer, in a wide stance, wearing a long, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic, likely aiming a bow - globes (4): small - wild goat (ibex): small, with bunched legs on four small globes, head turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 1999.325.69 |
| Condition, shape | upper half has been broken off; chipped lower edge |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-Kelekian Collection; acquired by Dikran G. Kelekian between 1893–1910; donated by Nanette B. Kelekian to the MMA in 1999 |
| First occurence | between 1893–1910 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 20, d: 17 |
| Material and features | "flawed neutral chalcedony (quartz)" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | hunting, mythological, pursuing |
| Bibliography |
MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/327665 [accessed: 19-11-2023]. |