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 hero (archer) wearing a long robe with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a scorpion-tailed bird-man. The archer has a quiver full of arrows on his back. Between the two figures is a small stylised plant. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - hero: archer, hunter, wearing a long robe with a fringed lower edge, has a quiver full of arrows on his back - scorpion-tailed bird-man: bearded - stylised plant: small |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | Sb 6035 |
| Condition, shape | slightly weathered |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | Susa |
| First occurence | 1972 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 24, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "faïence" |
| Style | sintered quartz |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Amiet 1972, 279 no. 2158 and pl. 186. Amiet, P.: Glyptique susienne des origines à l’époque des perses achéménides. Cachets, sceaux-cylindres et empreintes antiques découverts à Suse de 1913 à 1967. I: Texte – II: Planches (Mémoires de la Délégation Archéologique en Iran 43: Mission de Susiane) Paris, 1972. |