Archer hunting mouflon

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Object no.	S04871
Description of the seal image	The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded hunter (archer), wearing a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge, aims his bow at a striding mouflon. Between the two figures is a small stylised plant (arch-and-net tree) on the ground, and a crescent moon in the sky, while above the mouflon's back is a bird. Behind the archer is a tall ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree).
Figures, motifs/symbols	- bird - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - hunter: archer, bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge - mouflon: striding, head turned backwards - stylised plant (arch-and-net tree): small
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	Muze-ye Iran-e Bastan
Museum number	N/A
Culture	Neo-Assyrian
Provenance	Tepe Hasanlu
First occurence	between 1956-1977 (excavations)
Registration number	HAS 60-1024
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter	h: 33, d: 11
Material and features	"Egyiptian blue"
Style	sintered quartz
Scene	hunting
Bibliography	Marcus 1996, 118–119 no. 64 and pl. 20. Marcus, M.I.: Emblems of Identity and Prestige: The Seals and Sealings from Hasanlu, Iran: Commentary and Catalog. (University Museum Monograph 84. Hasanlu Special Studies 3) Philadelphia, 1996.

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 ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (14 April 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter

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Archer hunting mouflon

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