Horse-riding hero (archer) hunting human-headed winged bull (aladlammu)


Horse-riding hero (archer) hunting human-headed winged bull (aladlammu)
Kategória Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image A horse-riding hero (archer) wearing a flat cap or headband and belted clothing aims his bow at a galloping human-headed winged bull (aladlammu) wearing a tall headdress. Between the figures, there are traces of a long-necked bird below a crescent moon. Behind the hunter is an eight-rayed star above two ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees), a smaller and a larger.
Figures, motifs/symbols - bird: long-necked, possibly crane, traces
- crescent moon
- ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) (2)
- horse: galloping
- hero: horse rider, archer, hunter, bearded, wearing a flat cap or headband and belted clothing
- human-headed winged bull (aladlammu): galloping, head turned backwards, wearing a tall headdress
- star: eight-rayed
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection The British Museum
Museum Number BM ANE 104844 – 1912-7-6, 108
Condition, shape worn and pitted; "it may have been recut, especially around the plant" (Merrillees 2005, 48 no. 5)
Culture / Production Place Achaemenid
Provenance acquired from I. Élias Géjou
First Occurrence 1912
Archaeological context N/A
Registration number N/A
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter h: 20, d: 11
Material and features "dolomitic limestone: streaked, red and pale brown"
Style linear
Scene hunting
Bibliography

Merrillees 2005, 48 no. 5 and pl. III.



Merrillees, P. H.: Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals VI: Pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid Periods. (Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals 6) London, 2005.