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Cylinder seal of three-figure contest scene (winged spirit vs. unicorn)
| Collection number | 印038-1553 |
|---|---|
| Provenance | Mesopotamia |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian period |
| Date | ca. 700-600 B.C. |
| Material | Agate |
| Dimension | H. 2.4 cm |
| Comment | A cylinder seal made from pale brown agate. The carving is characteristic of the delicate carvings in the so-caled Assyrian Modeling Style of the late Neo-Assyrian period. A winged genie with a human head grapples with a unicorn rearing on its hind legs and a winged unicorn in a battle scene between three figures, a motif that is characteristic of the Neo-Assyrian period. |
| Classification | seal |
| Keyword | Orange,Brown Tiny Western Asia,Iraq Stone/mineral,Agate Seal/Sealing,Cylinder seal Scene,Combat,Creature,Sacred animal,Unicorn,Creature,Sacred animal,Human-headed winged animal |