Archer hunting bull

Object no.	S01022
Description of the seal image	A half-kneeling hunter (archer) wearing a long, fringed robe aims his bow at a rampant bull. He is further armed with a sword at his waist. Between them, there is a small palmette plant. Above the bull is a crescent moon, while behind the two figures is an eight-rayed star and a fish. Two wedges appear under the bull, another two are above the hero's knee, and two are inside the bow's arc.
Figures, motifs/symbols	- bull: rampant - crescent moon - fish - hero: archer, hunter, half-kneeling, wearing a long, fringed robe; with a sword at his waist - star: eight-rayed - stylised plant: small palmette - wedges (6): cuneiform
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	Bibliothèque nationale de France / BnF
Museum Number	Delaporte.312
Condition, shape	worn
Culture / Production Place	Neo-Assyrian
Provenance	N/A
First Occurrence	1858
Archaeological context	N/A
Registration number	N/A
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter	h: 32, d: 12
Material and features	"serpentine verte"
Style	linear
Scene	hunting
Bibliography	Delaporte 1910, 175 no. 312 and pl. XXI. Delaporte, L.: Catalogue des cylindres orientaux et des cachets assyro-babyloniens, perses et syro-cappadociens de la Bibliothèque Nationale. I–II. Paris, 1910.

Object history

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