Hero (archer) hunting winged horse
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| 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. |