Cylinder Seal with an Archer and a Winged Lion
In this scene, a worshipper faces a deity who stands on a griffin. The deity is 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 enjoy...
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34654
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.
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en
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7
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1195 |
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