Strommenger, Eva2020-02-062020-02-061964WA-111http://hdl.handle.net/1885/201494Top : 9th-7th century BC, steatite, h : 3.7 cm (Pierpont Morgan Library, New York)a god aims with bow and arrow at a fleeing lion-griffinhe is standing on a winged and horned dragonsymbols are spread evenly over the rest of the surface : winged solar disc, palmette tree, star, lozenge and fish. Second (left) : 9th-7th century BC, milky flint, h : 3.7 cm (Munich, Staatliche Munzsammlung)a winged griffin and a god bending a bow stand opposite each othercrescent and star are the only symbols shown. Second (right) : Seal of Mushezib-Ninurta, c. 850 BC, from Tell Arban, northern Syria, chalcedony, h : 4.9 cm (British Museum)this representation with king and bird-griffin on either side of a palmette tree recalls palace reliefs of Ashurnasirpal II (WA-112)the god Ashur in a winged sun hovers above the tree, while the gestures of the deities symbolise fertility. Bottom : Seal of Ashur-beli-usur, c. 804 BC, chalcedony, h : 5.5 cm (Cabinet des Medailles, Paris)a supplicant stands between (left) storm-god on bull and (right) the goddess Ishtarstar, crescent, the Pleiades and winged sun hover in the air.35mmslideb&wen-AULarsa Dynasty, Assyria, Babylonsealsbook scan2020-02-06This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.