File:Mesopotamian - Cylinder Seal with Archer and Winged Lion - Walters 421195 - Side A.jpg
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editCylinder Seal with Archer and Winged Lion
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Anonymous (Mesopotamia) |
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| Title |
Cylinder Seal with Archer and Winged Lion |
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English: A worshiper faces a deity standing on a griffin and aiming his bow and arrow at an upright winged lion-demon. The winged disk of Ashur, the patron god of Assyria, appears above. The three-line inscription gives the name of the owner. Assyrians enjoyed the translucent and vibrant colors of semiprecious stones, such as chalcedony. |
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| Date | between 900 and 700 BC (Neo-Assyrian) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | carved chalcedony, gold | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 6.6 × 2.1 cm (2.5 × 0.8 in) (h. x diam.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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42.1195 |
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| Place of creation | Mesopotamia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Credit line | Museum purchase, 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | [Inscription] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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