Winged hero grasping human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) on either side


Winged hero grasping human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) on either side
Kategória Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image A bearded, four-winged hero grasps a rampant human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic. On either side of his legs is a small bull.
Figures, motifs/symbols - human-headed winged lions (lamassus, sphinxes) (2): rampant, bearded
- bulls (2): small, turning their heads backwards
- winged hero: bearded, four-winged, wearing a long, broad-belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection modern impression kept in the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Washington
Museum number U.S.N.M. 311260
Culture Assyro-Babylonian
Provenance original cylinder seal was owned by Mrs. Talcott Williams
First occurence before 1926 (property of Mrs Talcott Williams);
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter N/A
Material and features "limestone"
Style modelled
Scene contest
Bibliography

Casanowicz 1926, 20 and pl. 15: 1.



Casanowicz, I.M., “The Collection of Ancient Oriental Seals in the United States National Museum”, Proceedings of the United States National Museum 69/4 (1926), 1–23.