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 hero (archer) wearing a belted tunic aims his bow at a striding winged bull. The archer has a sword at his waist. Between them is a small tree. Above the hybrid creature are five stars of the Sibitti (Pleiades), the rest were damaged by a chip. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - hero: archer, wearing a belted tunic, has a sword at his waist - Sibitti (Pleiades): five stars preserved - tree: small - winged bull: striding |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Chiha Collection |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | large fault partly distorts the Sibitti; slightly barrel-shaped |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | acquired by Michel Chiha in trade in Lebanon between 1925 and 1945; Chiha Collection |
| First occurence | before 1945 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 34.5, d: 13–14 |
| Material and features | "serpentine marbrée de trois couleurs (verte, rouge et blanche)" |
| Style | linear, sintered quartz |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Doumet 1992, 77 no. 137. Doumet, C.: Sceaux et cylindres orientaux: la collection Chiha. (Orbis Biblicus Orientalis, Series Archaeologica 9) Fribourg – Göttingen, 1992. |