Hero (archer) hunting horned serpent (bashmu)

Object no. S05295
Description of the seal image The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A hero (archer) wearing a long robe aims his bow at a coiled-up horned serpent (bashmu).
Figures, motifs/symbols - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom
- hero: archer, wearing a long robe
- horned serpent (bashmu): coiled-up
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Iraq Museum
Museum number N/A
Condition, shape slightly weathered
Culture Neo-Assyrian
Provenance Ur
First occurence 1951
Registration number U. 16124
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 28, d: 8
Material and features "glazed frit"
Style sintered quartz
Scene hunting
Bibliography

Legrain 1951, 43 no. 613 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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