Two rampant wild goats (ibexes) flanking stylised tree


Two rampant wild goats (ibexes) flanking stylised tree
Kategória Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image Two rampant wild goats (ibexes) flank a stylised tree between them. Behind them is an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree).
Figures, motifs/symbols - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree)
- stylised tree: with offshoots, similar to the arch-and-net type
- wild goats (ibexes) (2): rampant, heads turned backwards
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection N/A, formerly kept in the collection of Hans Silvius von Aulock
Culture Neo-Assyrian
Provenance ex-Aulock Collection, acquired between 1945–1951, then surfaced at Christie's (New York) 13–06–2000, 164 lot 548
First occurence before 1957
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 29, d: 16
Material and features bräunlicher Jasper
Style linear
Scene animal, ritual
Transliteration

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Bibliography

von der Osten 1957, 120 no. 325.



von der Osten, H.H.: Altorientalische Siegelsteine der Sammlung Hans Silvius von Aulock. (Studia Ethnographica Upsaliensia 13) Uppsala, 1957.



Christie's (New York) 13–06–2000, 164 lot 548.



Christie's (New York) 13–06–2000, Antiquities (sale PAZUZU-9380).