Hero grasping winged bull on either side
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded hero grasps a rampant winged bull on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a long, open robe over a short tunic. Between the hybrid creatures' legs are a fish and the spade of Marduk (marru) on either side. A stylised plant with a round base appears behind the winged bulls. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - hero: bearded, wearing a long, open robe over a short tunic - fish (2) - spades of Marduk (marrus) (2) - stylised plant: with a round base - winged bulls (2): rampant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums (Israel Antiquities Authority) |
| Museum number | 28029 |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | found in Dor |
| First occurence | before 1987 (excavation); |
| Registration number | 28029 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 26, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "hard reddish-orange stone" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Collon 2005, 84-85 no. 392. Collon, D.: First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East. [First published in 1987] London, 2005. |