Hero (archer) hunting winged bull

Object no.	S01127
Description of the seal image	The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded hero (archer) wearing a long, belted robe with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a winged bull. Above the latter, there is a crescent moon and a wedge, while in front of it is a bush, the branches of which end in single globes.
Figures, motifs/symbols	- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bush: the branches of which end in single globes - crescent moon - hero: bearded, archer, wearing a long, belted robe with a fringed lower edge - wedge: cuneiform - winged bull: striding
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	De Clercq Collection
Museum Number	De Clercq 305
Culture / Production Place	Neo-Assyrian
Provenance	ex-de Clercq Collection
First Occurrence	before 1888
Archaeological context	N/A
Registration number	N/A
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter	h: 35, d: 14
Material and features	"porphyre rouge et gris"
Style	linear
Scene	hunting
Bibliography	De Clercq – Menant 1888, 177 no. 305 and pl. XXIX. De Clercq, L. – Menant, J.: Collection de Clercq: Catalogue méthodique et raisonné. Antiquités assyriennes: Cylindres orientaux, cachets, briques, bronzes, bas-reliefs, etc. I: Cylindres orientaux. I: Texte – II: Planches et carte. Paris, 1888.

Object history

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