Hero (archer) hunting human-headed winged bull (aladlammu)

Object no. S02451
Description of the seal image A hero (archer) wearing a long robe, with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a human-headed winged bull (aladlammu). He seems to have a quiver full of arrows on his back. Between the two figures is a small arch-and-net tree. Above the hybrid creature is a crescent moon.
Figures, motifs/symbols - arch-and-net tree: small
- crescent moon
- hero: archer, wearing a long robe, with a fringed lower edge, appears to have a quiver full of arrows on his back
- human-headed winged bull (aladlammu): striding
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Chiha Collection
Museum number N/A
Condition, shape worn; weathered
Culture Neo-Assyrian
Provenance acquired by Michel Chiha in trade in Lebanon between 1925 and 1945; Chiha Collection
First occurence before 1945
Archaeological context N/A
Registration number N/A
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 25, d: 10
Material and features "faïence blanche"
Style sintered quartz
Scene hunting
Bibliography

Doumet 1992, 78 no. 139.



Doumet, C.: Sceaux et cylindres orientaux: la collection Chiha. (Orbis Biblicus Orientalis, Series Archaeologica 9) Fribourg – Göttingen, 1992.

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 MNy and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (22 February 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai
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