382 SEAL CYLINDERS OF WESTERN ASIA. 
42. The Eagle-headed Archer: ‘This is a form of winged Sagittarius, repre- 
senting probably an inferior deity. 
43. Ihe Scorpion-man: ‘This is yet another Sagittarius, and of comparatively 
late origin. 
44. The Centaur: ‘This is also late, and it is very probable that the Greek 
Centaur came from this Eastern source. He carries a bow or other weapon. (See 
figs. 21, 631-633.) 

[42] [434] [430] [444] [440] 
45. The Dragon and its Substitutes: The original form of the dragon in As- 
syrian art is seen in a of section 41, and is precisely what we have seen in fig. 564, 
copied from the very early Babylonian type; and so it appears in quite a number 

of Assyrian cylinders, of an early, but not the earliest period, in conflict with the 
hero who is a composite of Marduk and Gilgamesh. But the dragon takes on, in 
the course of time, many other shapes, as the serpent rarely, the sphinx, the winged 
bull, the wingless bull, the ostrich, etc. 
40. The Standing God with Bow, or Club: It is on the older 
Assyrian cylinders, of serpentine, that we find this god, usually hold- 
ing a rude bow, sometimes a club and with a worshiper standing 
before him, or a stand with a vase and an attendant with a fan. This 
is doubtless a primitive Assyrian deity, hardly one of the Babylonian 
pantheon, although very likely identified with some one of them, but 
which one is uncertain. He is to be compared with the principal Hittite god 
(No. 68). With these cylinders we see often the peculiar wide angular borders. 
(See figs. 723, 727-731.) 
47. The Goddess on a Stool Drinking: This goddess is also frequently seen 
on oldest Assyrian serpentine cylinders. It is especially characteristic to see her 

