Hero (archer) hunting hybrid creature (winged bull)

Object no.	S01027
Description of the seal image	The lower third of the object has been broken off. The scene is framed by a line border at the top. A bearded hero (archer) wearing a round headdress and broad-belted clothing aims his bow at a rampant hybrid creature (winged bull). He is further armed with a sword at his waist. Behind the hero, there is a crescent moon, a vertical wedge, and an eight-rayed star. Three further, horizontal wedges appear above the hybrid creature.
Figures, motifs/symbols	- borderline: line border at the top - crescent moon - hero: archer, hunter, bearded, wearing a round headdress and broad-belted clothing; with a sword at his waist - hybrid creature (winged bull): rampant, winged, horned - wedges (4): cuneiform
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	Bibliothèque nationale de France / BnF
Museum Number	Delaporte.317
Condition, shape	the lower third of the object has been broken off; worn
Culture / Production Place	Neo-Assyrian
Provenance	acquired from Paul-Émile Botta in 1846
First Occurrence	1846
Archaeological context	N/A
Registration number	N/A
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter	h: 17+, d: 12
Material and features	"serpentine"
Style	linear
Scene	hunting
Bibliography	Delaporte 1910, 177 no. 317 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

Divine World Glyptics