Cylinder Seal

63-5-29

From: Iran | Hasanlu

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number 63-5-29
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iran | Hasanlu
Archaeology Area R24(3A)[1]/19
Section Near Eastern
Materials Bitumen
Description

From Marcus Publication: "Chlorite (possibly gonyerite). copper pin in perforation. Surface very worn. Faint traces of kneeling archer(?) aiming his bow at a rampant winged bull, both facing left. The ribs of the quadruped are indicated by horizontal incisions, one of which is further decorated with tiny triangular serrations probably indicating body hair. Between the opponents is a bush with a central vertical stem and short diagonal branches, several ending in a cluster of brush like incisions. Traces of a palmette with three branches are in the field below the bull. A cuneiform-like wedge, a crescent with jagged lower edge, a six-pointed star, and seven globes are carved in a series across the sky."

Credit Line The Hasanlu Project; Robert H. Dyson Jr., 1962
Other Number HAS62-220 - Field No SF

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