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 striding winged bull. He is further armed with a sword at his waist. Between the two figures is a wedge. In front of the hybrid creature is a stylised plant with three branches, below it is a fish, while above it is a crescent moon and a six-rayed, globe-centred star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - fish - hero: archer, hunter, bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted robe, has a sword at his waist - star: six-rayed, globe-centred - stylised plant: with three branches - wedge: cuneiform - winged bull: striding |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | AO 6003 – CCO A. 649 |
| Condition, shape | small faults on the entire field |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | donated by Léon Berger |
| First occurence | 1923 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 34, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "jaspe gris tacheté de jaune" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 164 no. A. 649 and pl. 86: 18. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |