Hero (archer) hunting scorpion-tailed bird-man
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A half-kneeling, bearded hero (archer) wearing a broad-belted tunic with a fringed edge aims his bow at a bearded scorpion-tailed bird-man. He has a spiked shield on his back. Between the figures are two ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) on the ground and a wedge above them. Behind them is a crescent moon in the sky, and a rhomb and a wedge below. Two further wedges appear next to the hybrid creature's tail. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) (2) - hero: archer, hunter, bearded, wearing a broad-belted tunic with a fringed edge, has spiked shield on his back - rhomb - scorpion-tailed bird-man - Sibitti (Pleiades) - wedges (4): cuneiform |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | AO 6004 – CCO A. 652 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | donated by Léon Berger |
| First occurence | 1923 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 29, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "jaspe vert" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 164 no. A. 652 and pl. 86: 19. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |