Hero (archer) hunting winged horse

Hero (archer) hunting winged horse

Műveletek

Megfigyelés Nyomtatási nézet
Object no. S02345
Description of the seal image The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded hero (archer) wearing a long, double-belted robe with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a striding winged horse. The archer has a quiver on his back. Between them is a small plant with two heads below a crescent moon. Above the hybrid creature are two single wedges, while in front of it is another plant with a long stem.
Figures, motifs/symbols - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom
- crescent moon
- hero: bearded, archer, wearing a long, double-belted robe with a fringed lower edge, has a quiver on his back
- plant 1: small, with two heads
- plant 2: with a long stem
- wedges (2): cuneiform
- winged horse: striding
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Musée du Louvre
Museum number AO 1964 – CCO A. 647
Condition, shape slightly damaged upper and lower edges
Culture Neo-Assyrian
Provenance N/A
First occurence 1923
Archaeological context N/A
Registration number N/A
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 30, d: 11
Material and features "terre cuite émaillée en vert"
Style sintered quartz
Scene hunting
Bibliography

Delaporte 1923, 163 no. A. 647 and pl. 86: 14.



Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923.
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. GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai
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