Human figure holding suckling cow mounted by bull
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A human figure holds the head of a cow suckling its calf. The cow is being mounted by a bull at the same time. The human figure wears a short tunic, has a ribbon hanging from his hair, and a sword at his waist. Between him and the cow is the stylus of Nabu. An eight-rayed star and the Sibitti (Pleiades) appear in the upper image field. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull: mounting cow, ithyphallic - calf: suckling - cow: suckling calf - human figure: bearded, wearing a short tunic, has a ribbon hanging from his hair and a sword at his waist - Sibitti (Pleiades) - star: eight-rayed - stylus of Nabu |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | private collection |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-Sir Austen Henry Layard Collection; private collection in Venice |
| First occurence | before 1952 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 29; d: 12 |
| Material and features | "dunkelroter Steatit" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Borowski 1952, 175–176 no. 6 and Taf. XXII. Borowski, E.: "Siegel der Sammlung Layard". Orientalia 21 (1952) 168–183. |