Neo-Assyrian modeled style. Two heroes attacking human-headed winged bull. Almost certainly a representation of Gilgamesh and Enkidu fighting the Bull of Heaven. Hero at left, Enkidu, brandishes an axe, has short beard and short skirt with tassles and is naked above waist. Hero at right, Gilgamesh, wears cap, has long beard, long garment and carries bow and quiver. Cuneiform inscription above winged bull.
Provenance
By 1965: with Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, Mrs. Horace L. Mayer. 1965 given to the MFA by Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Weems, Mrs. Mayer, 10 November 1965.
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and Gift of Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems and Horace L. Mayer
Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, 883–612 B.C.
