Lion-griffin clashing with lion over fallen gazelle (antelope)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A rampant lion-griffin clashes with a rampant lion over a fallen gazelle (antelope). Between them is a crescent moon above, while behind them is a six-rayed star. Cuneiform signs are scattered around the image field. At the head of the gazelle is the schematic spade of Marduk (marru). |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - gazelle (antelope): fallen - inscription: cuneiform signs scattered around the image field - lion: rampant, roaring - lion-griffin or griffin: rampant, winged, crested - spade of Marduk (marru): schematic - star: six-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | AOD 117 – CCO D. 54 |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Middle Assyrian |
| Provenance | excavated by Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy at Susa between 1886 and 1886 or purchased by them from their workmen or from a Baghdad dealer; ex-Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy Collection |
| First occurence | 1886–1888 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 39, d: 18 |
| Material and features | "pierre verte très foncée" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal |
| Writing system, language | cuneiform: Akkadian |
| Transliteration |
cuneiform signs scattered in the field (filling the empty spaces) |
| Translation | N/A |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1920, 72 no. D. 54 and pl. 51: 21. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. I: Fouilles et missions. Paris, 1920. |