Hero grasping wild goat (ibex) and human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) while small quadruped at his feet


Hero grasping wild goat (ibex) and human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) while small quadruped at his feet
Kategória Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image A bearded hero grasps a rampant wild goat (ibex) with one hand and a rampant human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) with the other, each by a foreleg. He wears a round headdress and a long, open robe. On either side of his legs is what appears to be a fly and a small quadruped with bunched legs, respectively.
Figures, motifs/symbols - fly: uncertain
- hero: bearded, wearing a round headdress and a long, open robe
- human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx): rampant, bearded
- quadruped: small, with bunched legs
- wild goat (ibex): one rampant, with its head turned backwards
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Diyarbakır Arkeoloji Müzesi
Museum number 21/29/75
Condition, shape slightly chipped upper and lower edges
Culture Neo-Assyrian
Provenance from the art trade
First occurence 2020
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 25, d: 13
Material and features "alabaster"
Style cut, drilled
Scene contest
Bibliography

Çağatay 2020, 4–5 no. 4.



Çağatay, Y.: "Diyarbakır Arkeoloji Müzesi’nden Bir Grup Silindir Mühür", Arkeoloji ve Sanat 165 (2020), 1–12.