Hero (archer) hunting bull-headed bird

Object no.	S01131
Description of the seal image	The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded hero (archer) wearing a long robe aims his bow at a bull-headed bird, which has its head turned back. Above the latter, there is probably a plant (branch). The hero has a tasselled quiver on his back.
Figures, motifs/symbols	- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - plant: branch - hero: archer, hunter, wearing a long robe; with a tasselled quiver on his back - bull-headed bird: with its head turned back
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	De Clercq Collection
Museum Number	De Clercq 309
Condition, shape	The field is damaged around the tail of the hybrid creature.
Culture / Production Place	Neo-Assyrian
Provenance	ex-de Clercq Collection
First Occurrence	before 1888
Archaeological context	N/A
Registration number	N/A
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter	h: 17, d: 7
Material and features	"porphyre noir"
Style	linear
Scene	hunting
Bibliography	De Clercq – Menant 1888,178 no. 309 and pl. XXIX. De Clercq, L. – Menant, J.: Collection de Clercq: Catalogue méthodique et raisonné. Antiquités assyriennes: Cylindres orientaux, cachets, briques, bronzes, bas-reliefs, etc. I: Cylindres orientaux. I: Texte – II: Planches et carte. Paris, 1888.

Object history

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