Cylinder Seal

65-31-402

Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries

From: Iran | Hasanlu

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 65-31-402
Current Location Middle East Galleries - On Display
Provenience Iran | Hasanlu
Period Hasanlu Period IV
Section Near Eastern
Materials Frit
Description

Beige unglazed composite material. Perforation off-center. A standing bearded archer, facing right, shoots his bow at a large opposing serpent. The archer wears a knee length fringed shawl over an ankle length fringed tunic , which is tied at the waist with a broad belt. He carries a quiver over the right shoulder, from which protrude the tips of three arrows. The serpent has a curling, clef-shaped body covered with short bristles, and three part crest. Between the opponents is a short bush with central vertical stem and short radiating branches. A crescent is in the sky above the serpent."

Credit Line The Hasanlu Project; Robert H. Dyson Jr., 1964
Other Number HAS64-1084 - Field No SF

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