Hero (archer) hunting rampant griffin
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling hero (archer) wearing a round headdress and a long, double-belted robe with a fringed edge aims his bow at a rampant griffin. He is further armed with a sword at his waist. Between the two figures, there is a fish, while behind them in the sky are a six-rayed star and a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - fish - griffin: rampant, winged - hero: half-kneeling, archer, wearing a round headdress and a long, double-belted robe with a fringed edge, with a sword at his waist - star: six-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | De Clercq Collection |
| Museum Number | De Clercq 318 |
| Culture / Production Place | Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-de Clercq Collection |
| First Occurrence | before 1888 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm), height, diameter | h: 24, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "cornaline orientale" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
De Clercq – Menant 1888, 180 no. 318 and pl. XXX. 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. |