Hero (archer) hunting winged bull


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 bearded hero (archer), wearing a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge, aims his bow at a striding winged bull. He has a quiver full of arrows on his back. Behind the two figures is a small stylised plant. Above the hybrid creature's back is a crescent moon, while at the tip of its horn is a small globe.
Figures, motifs/symbols - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom
- crescent moon
- globe: small
- hero: archer, hunter, bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge, has a quiver full of arrows on his back
- stylised plant
- winged bull: striding
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Muze-ye Iran-e Bastan
Museum number N/A
Culture Neo-Assyrian
Provenance Tepe Hasanlu
First occurence between 1956-1977 (excavations)
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 30, d: 11.8
Material and features "Egyptian blue", bronze suspension loop
Style sintered quartz
Scene hunting
Bibliography

Marcus 1996, 120–121 no. 67 and pl. 21.



Marcus, M.I.: Emblems of Identity and Prestige: The Seals and Sealings from Hasanlu, Iran: Commentary and Catalog. (University Museum Monograph 84. Hasanlu Special Studies 3) Philadelphia, 1996.