Archer hunting bull

Object no. S05296
Description of the seal image A half-kneeling hunter (archer) wearing a double-belted tunic aims his bow at a rampant bull. A star appears in the sky.
Figures, motifs/symbols - bull: rampant, head turned backwards
- hunter: archer, half-kneeling, wearing a double-belted tunic
- star
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Iraq Museum
Museum number N/A
Condition, shape worn and damaged
Culture Neo-Babylonian
Provenance Ur
First occurence 1951
Registration number U. 16630
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 17, d: 7
Material and features "limestone"
Style linear
Scene hunting
Bibliography

Legrain 1951, 43 no. 614 and pl. 36.



Legrain, L.: Ur Excavations, X: Seal Cylinders (Ur Excavations 10) London – Philadelphia, 1951.

Object history The publications mentioning the objects in this database were collected and the objects classified by ZN; data for the present object was input and preliminary description of the object done by GE based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (18 April 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter
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