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

Kategória	Cylinder Seals
Description of the seal image	The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A half-kneeling hero (archer) wearing a long, belted robe aims his bow at a human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx). The hero has a tasselled quiver on his back and is further armed with a sword in a sheath at his waist. Between the two figures, there is an eight-rayed star above a fish or a plant, while behind them, the stylus of Nabu. Above the hybrid creature are a crescent moon and a wedge.
Figures, motifs/symbols	- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - fish or plant (the field is damaged between the two figures) - hero: half-kneeling, archer, hunter, wearing a long, belted robe; he has a tasselled quiver on his back and is further armed with a sword in a sheath at his waist - human-headed winged lion (shedu, sphinx): bearded, raising a forepaw - star: eight-rayed - stylus of Nabu - wedge: cuneiform
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	De Clercq Collection
Museum Number	De Clercq 304
Condition, shape	The field is damaged between the two figures.
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: 27, d: 13
Material and features	"porphyre noir"
Style	linear
Scene	hunting
Bibliography	De Clercq – Menant 1888, 176–177 no. 304 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.