Hero (archer) hunting two human-headed winged lions (lamassus, sphinxes)

Object no.	S02142
Description of the seal image	A hero (archer) wearing long, belted clothing aims his bow at two beardless human-headed winged lions (lamassus, sphinxes), each wearing a brimmed headdress. Above the hybrid creatures are a crescent moon and a six-rayed, globe-centred star with globe-tipped rays.
Figures, motifs/symbols	- crescent moon - hero: archer, wearing long, belted clothing - human-headed winged lions (lamassus, sphinxes) (2): beardless, wearing a brimmed headdress, raising a forepaw - star: six-rayed, globe-centred, globe-tipped rays
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	Musée du Louvre
Museum Number	SB 2620 – AS 9974 – CCO S. 567
Condition, shape	chipped at the forelegs of the human-headed winged lion directly in front of the hero
Culture / Production Place	Neo-Babylonian
Provenance	excavated by Jacques Jean Marie de Morgan at Susa in 1910
First Occurrence	1910
Archaeological context	Susa
Registration number	N/A
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter	h: 14, d: 9
Material and features	"calcaire noir"
Style	linear
Scene	hunting
Bibliography	Delaporte 1920, 66 no. S. 567 and pl. 36: 8. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. I: Fouilles et missions. Paris, 1920.

Object history

Divine World Glyptics