Archer hunting wild goat (ibex) or gazelle (antelope)

Object no. S05299
Description of the seal image A half-kneeling, bearded hunter (archer) aims his bow at a rampant wild goat (ibex) or gazelle (antelope).
Figures, motifs/symbols - hunter: archer, half-kneeling, bearded
- wild goat (ibex) or gazelle (antelope)
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Iraq Museum
Museum number N/A
Condition, shape worn and damaged
Culture Neo-Babylonian
Provenance Ur
First occurence 1951
Archaeological context Dq.
Registration number U. 17740
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 20, d: 9
Material and features "limestone"
Style linear
Scene hunting
Bibliography

Legrain 1951, 43 no. 617 and pl. 36.



Legrain, L.: Ur Excavations, X: Seal Cylinders. (Ur Excavations 10) London – Philadelphia, 1951.

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 (18 April 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter
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