Horse-riding archer hunting bull

Object no.	S02124
Description of the seal image	A horse-riding hunter (archer) wearing a rectangular headdress and belted clothing aims his bow at a jumping bull. The bull already has an arrow sticking out of its head. Behind the archer are a corrected eight-rayed, globe-centred star and a crescent moon. Below the bull and the horse are further undetermined symbols.
Figures, motifs/symbols	- bull: jumping, head turned backwards - crescent moon - horse: galloping - hunter: archer, bearded, wearing a rectangular headdress and belted clothing - star: corrected, eight-rayed - undetermined symbols
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	ex-Mrs Agnes Baldwin Brett Collection
Museum Number	N/A
Condition, shape	chipped upper edge between the figures
Culture / Production Place	Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian
Provenance	ex-Mrs Agnes Baldwin Brett Collection
First Occurrence	before 1936
Archaeological context	N/A
Registration number	N/A
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter	h: 19, d: 9
Material and features	"lapis lazuli"
Style	cut, drilled
Scene	hunting
Bibliography	von der Osten 1936, 19 no. 130 and pl. XI. von der Osten, H. H.: Ancient Oriental Seals in the Collection of Mrs. Agnes Baldwin Brett. (Oriental Institute Publications 37) Chicago, 1936.

Object history

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