Hero (archer) hunting winged bull
| 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, broad-belted robe aims his bow at a jumping winged bull. He is further armed with a sword at his waist. Between them is a palmette-like stylised tree. Below the hybrid creature is a bird, while above it is a crescent moon, a six-rayed, globe-centred star, and the winged sun-disc. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - hero: bearded, archer, hunter, wearing a long, broad-belted robe, has a sword at his waist - star: six-rayed, globe-centred - stylised tree: palmette-like - winged bull: jumping - winged sun-disc |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | MN 131 – N 8397 – N III 3354 – CCO A. 648 |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | acquired in 1849 |
| First occurence | 1849 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 34, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "calcédoine blanche" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 163 no. A. 648 and pl. 86: 13. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |