Archer hunting mouflon

Object no. S02510
Description of the seal image The scene is framed by a line border at the bottom. A hunter (archer) aims his bow at a rampant mouflon. Behind him is a stylised tree with an undulating line running around it.
Figures, motifs/symbols - borderline: line border at the bottom
- hunter: archer
- mouflon: rampant, head turned backwards
- stylised tree: with an undulating line running around it
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Habib Anavian Collection
Museum number N/A
Condition, shape slightly damaged upper and lower edges; worn
Culture Iranian, Neo-Elamite
Provenance ex-Habib Anavian Collection
First occurence before 1979
Archaeological context N/A
Registration number N/A
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 32, d: 13
Material and features "yellowish brown quartzite (?)"
Style linear
Scene hunting
Bibliography

Volk 1979, no. 166.



Volk, J. G.: Habib Anavian Collection. Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder and Stamp Seals from the Early 6th Millennium B.C. to 651 A.D. New York, 1979.

Object history The publications mentioning the objects in this database were collected and the objects classified by ZN; data for the present object was input and preliminary description of the object done by GE based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by MNy and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (26 February 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai
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