SealsMesopotamian9th-7th century BCE
Cylinder Seal: Archer Shooting Winged Bull
c. 883-612 BCE
Description
Standing archer aims an arrow at a winged bull retreating toward a bush; crescent moon and Pleiades above.
Dimensions
H: 4.0cm; Diam. 1.3cm
Provenance
Marcopoli collection, Aleppo, (by 1984). McLendon collection, (by 1993), sold; [through Christie's, New York, June 14, 1993, lot 168], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1993.
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