Hero (archer) hunting human-headed winged lion (shedu) (modern [i.e., fake])

Kategória	Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image	The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A half-kneeling hero (archer) wearing a triple-belted tunic aims his bow at a human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx) wearing a brimmed headdress. The tail and the raised foreleg of the winged creature are characteristic of lions; however, instead of paws, the figure has seemingly hooves. Between the two figures is a small tree below a crescent moon, while behind them appears to be a spear rack with five spears with round butts. Above the rack is an X-shaped symbol likely representing a constellation, with one globe marking the junction and three more globes on three points of the X. Above the hybrid creature are two stars, a larger eight-rayed, globe-centred and a smaller six-rayed, while a rhomb appears below its body. Moreover, there is another six-rayed star above the archer's arm.
Figures, motifs/symbols	- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - hero: half-kneeling, archer, wearing a triple-belted tunic - human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx): raising a foreleg, wearing a brimmed headdress - rhomb - spear rack: with five spears with round butts - star 1: likely a constellation, four-rayed, globe-centred and globe-tipped - star 2: large, eight-rayed, globe-centred - star 3 (2): small, six-rayed - tree: small
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	Chiha Collection
Museum number	N/A
Condition, shape	slightly chipped upper and lower edges
Culture	N/A
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: 39, d: 23
Material and features	"serpentine grise"
Authenticity (public)	modern (i.e., fake)
Style	modelled
Scene	contest
Bibliography	Doumet 1992, 180 no. 373. Doumet, C.: Sceaux et cylindres orientaux: la collection Chiha. (Orbis Biblicus Orientalis, Series Archaeologica 9) Fribourg – Göttingen, 1992.