Hero (archer) hunting two human-headed winged lions (lamassus, sphinxes)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A hero (archer) wearing long, belted clothing aims his bow at two beardless human-headed winged lions (lamassus, sphinxes), each wearing a brimmed headdress. Above the hybrid creatures are a crescent moon and a six-rayed, globe-centred star with globe-tipped rays. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - hero: archer, wearing long, belted clothing - human-headed winged lions (lamassus, sphinxes) (2): beardless, wearing a brimmed headdress, raising a forepaw - star: six-rayed, globe-centred, globe-tipped rays |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum Number | SB 2620 – AS 9974 – CCO S. 567 |
| Condition, shape | chipped at the forelegs of the human-headed winged lion directly in front of the hero |
| Culture / Production Place | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | excavated by Jacques Jean Marie de Morgan at Susa in 1910 |
| First Occurrence | 1910 |
| Archaeological context | Susa |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm), height, diameter | h: 14, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "calcaire noir" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1920, 66 no. S. 567 and pl. 36: 8. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. I: Fouilles et missions. Paris, 1920. |