Hero (archer) hunting horned serpent (bashmu)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling bearded hero (archer) wearing a broad-belted tunic with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a coiled-up horned serpent (bashmu). The archer is further armed with a sword at his waist and has a quiver full of arrows on his back. Between the two figures is a crescent moon in the sky and a faint rhomb below, while behind them is an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree). Above the serpent is a wedge next to a star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - hero: archer, hunter, bearded, half-kneeling, wearing a broad-belted tunic with a fringed lower edge, armed with a sword at his waist and has a quiver full of arrows on his back - horned serpent (bashmu) - rhomb: faint, uncertain - star - wedge: cuneiform |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem |
| Museum number | BLMJ 2721 – Seal 445b |
| Condition, shape | large fault partly distorts the beast, slightly worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| First occurence | 2004 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 18, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "green stone" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Westenholz 2004, 190 nos. 158–159. Westenholz, J.G.: "Two Seals Showing the Bašmu-Dragons as Quarry." In: Westenholz, J.G. (ed.), Dragons, Monsters and Fabulous Beasts. Jerusalem, 2004, 190 nos. 158–159. |