Winged lion-centaur (urmahlullu) hunting bull
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A winged lion-centaur (urmahlullu) wearing a brimmed headdress and broad-belted clothing aims his bow at a jumping bull. Below the hybrid creature is a small plant, while above it is a six-rayed, globe-centred star. There is a crescent moon above the bull and a fish below it. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull: jumping - crescent moon - fish - lion-centaur (urmahlullu): archer, winged, with a human upper body and lion's lower body, wearing a brimmed headdress and broad-belted clothing - plant: small - rhomb - star: six-rayed, globe-centred |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | MNB 1179 – CCO A. 653 |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | N/A |
| First occurence | 1923 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 36, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "jaspe rose et rouge" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 164 no. A. 653 and pl. 86: 20. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |