Winged hero between wild goat (ibex) and bull
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded, four-winged hero stands between a rampant wild goat (ibex) and a rampant bull. He wears a fringed tunic or kilt and appears to have a sickle sword (scimitar) hanging from his belt. Behind his head is a star, while behind his legs is a rhomb. A curved line appears around his lower right wing. Behind the animals is a stylised plant. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull: rampant, head turned backwards - rhomb - star - stylised plant - undetermined motif: curved line - wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards - winged hero: bearded, four-winged, wearing a fringed tunic, appears to have a sickle sword (scimitar) hanging from his belt |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | formerly owned by the Même Collection |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| First occurence | Lajard 1847, pl. 54: 3. |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | N/A |
| Material and features | "hématite" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Lajard 1847, 16 Planche LIV: no. 3 and pl. 54: 3. Lajard, F.: Introduction à l’étude du culte public et des mystères de Mithra en orient et en occident. Paris, 1847. |