Archer hunting bulls from chariot

Object no.	S01079
Description of the seal image	A bearded hunter (archer) wearing a long, broad-belted robe aims his bow at a rampant bull and a smaller bull (probably a calf). He is standing in a chariot with a six-spoked wheel. Based on the number of reins held by the charioteer, the vehicle is drawn by two horses. Above the horses' head, there is a cross (probably a crest), while behind the archer, a six-rayed star.
Figures, motifs/symbols	- bull: rampant, head turned backwards - calf: leaping - chariot: with a six-spoked wheel, drawn by two horses - charioteer: holding two reins - cross: probably crests of the horses - horses (2): drawing a chariot - hunter: archer, standing, wearing a long, broad-belted robe - star: six-rayed
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	Bibliothèque nationale de France / BnF
Museum Number	Delaporte.369
Condition, shape	chipped upper and lower edges
Culture / Production Place	Neo-Assyrian
Provenance	ex-de Palin Collection; acquired in 1857
First Occurrence	before 1857
Archaeological context	N/A
Registration number	N/A
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter	h: 39, d: 17
Material and features	"calcédoine"
Style	cut
Scene	hunting
Bibliography	Delaporte 1910, 207–208 no. 369 and pl. XXV. Delaporte, L.: Catalogue des cylindres orientaux et des cachets assyro-babyloniens, perses et syro-cappadociens de la Bibliothèque Nationale. I–II. Paris, 1910.

Object history

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