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An intaglio bright blue, frit object in the shape of a cylinder. It is engraved with lines that form the shapes of a standing, winged horse and a person pulling on a bow and arrow. They are surrounded by other small engravings.

An intaglio bright blue, frit object in the shape of a cylinder. It stands upright on a grey background and its ends are flat. It is engraved with lines that form the shapes of a standing, winged horse and a person pulling on a bow and arrow. They are surrounded by other small engravings. The lines are off-white in color.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1993.189
Title
Cylinder Seal: Archer Shooting Winged Bull
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Linear Style Cylinder Seal: Figure with a Bow and Arrow
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
c. 883-612 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mesopotamia
Period
Neo-Assyrian period
Culture
Mesopotamian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292677

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3440, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Middle Eastern Art in the Service of Kings
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Frit
Technique
Intaglio
Dimensions
H: 4.0cm; Diam. 1.3cm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
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.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
1993
Object Number
1993.189
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Standing archer aims an arrow at a winged bull retreating toward a bush; crescent moon and Pleiades above.

Exhibition History

  • Impressions of Mesopotamia: Seals from the Ancient Near East, Arthur M. Sackler Museum
  • 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Subjects and Contexts

  • Google Art Project

Verification Level

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