Hero (archer) hunting griffin
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling, bearded hero (archer) wearing a brimmed headdress and a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a griffin. The archer has a quiver with an arrow on his back. Between the two figures is an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree). Above the wing of the hybrid creature is a crescent moon, while below it is a rhomb. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - griffin: winged, crested, raising a forepaw - hero: archer, hunter, half-kneeling, wearing a brimmed headdress and a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge, has a quiver with an arrow on his back - rhomb |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | AO 7165 – CCO A. 650 |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges; small faults distort the figures |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | N/A |
| First occurence | 1923 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 30, d: 14 |
| Material and features | "agate blanche rubanée" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 164 no. A. 650 and pl. 86: 16. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |