Hero (archer) hunting human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx)

Object no.	S02038
Description of the seal image	A half-kneeling, bearded hero (archer) wearing a belted tunic with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx). The archer has a sword in a sheath at his waist and a tasselled quiver full of arrows on his back. Between the two figures, there is an eight-rayed star above and a small, palmette-like stylised plant below. Above the hybrid creature is a crescent moon.
Figures, motifs/symbols	- crescent moon - hero: archer, hunter, bearded, wearing a belted tunic with a fringed lower edge, has a sword in a sheath at his waist and a tasselled quiver full of arrows on his back - human-headed winged lion (lamassu, sphinx): beardless, head turned backwards, raising a forepaw - star: eight-rayed - stylised plant: small, palmette-like
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	private collection
Museum Number	N/A
Condition, shape	slightly chipped upper and lower edges
Culture / Production Place	Neo-Assyrian
Provenance	ex-Sir Austen Henry Layard Collection; private collection in Venice
First Occurrence	before 1952
Archaeological context	N/A
Registration number	N/A
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter	h: 22, d: 10
Material and features	"Steatit"
Style	linear
Scene	hunting
Bibliography	Borowski 1952, 174–175 no. 5 and Taf. XXII. Borowski, E.: "Siegel der Sammlung Layard". Orientalia 21 (1952) 168–183.

Object history

Divine World Glyptics