SealsNeo-Assyrian9th-7th century BCE
Cylinder Seal with Goat and Bull
883-612 BCE
Description
A crouching quadruped with long curved horns and a star over its back; to the side are a striding bull, a rhomboid symbol, and the Pleiades.
Dimensions
1.3 x 0.6 cm (1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Hans Silvius von Aulock, Istanbul; sold [through Christie's, New York, June 13, 2000, no.546] to Harvard University Art Museums.
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