Hero fighting wild goat (ibex) on either side
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a wild goat (ibex) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a long, open robe over a short tunic. His garment is decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern above his belt. In front of his legs is a rhomb, while a six-rayed star appears in the sky behind the rampant animals. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: bearded, wearing a long, open robe decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern over a short tunic - rhomb - star: six-rayed - wild goats (ibexes) (2): rampant, heads turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962, lot 232 |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 25, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "marbre blanc" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962, lot. 232. Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962: Importante collection de cylindres et cachets Mesopotamie et proche-Orient statuettes archaïques, bijoux en or. |