Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02163 |
| Description of the seal image | There is a short section of a line border at the bottom. A half-kneeling hunter (archer) wearing a belted tunic aims his bow at a rampant wild goat (ibex). He is further armed with a sword at his waist. Between the two figures, there is another quadruped seemingly grazing. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderline: short section of a line border at the bottom - hunter: archer, half-kneeling, wearing a belted tunic, armed with a sword at his waist - quadruped: grazing - wild goat (ibex): rampant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | AOD 125 – CCO D. 143 |
| Condition, shape | slightly weathered |
| Culture | Neo-Elamite |
| Culture and/or date | Neo-Elamite |
| Provenance | excavated by Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy at Susa between 1886 and 1886 or purchased by them from their workmen or from a Baghdad dealer; ex-Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy Collection |
| First occurence | 1886–1888 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 23, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "marbre jaunâtre" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1920, 79 no. D. 143 and pl. 52: 19. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. I: Fouilles et missions. Paris, 1920. |
| 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. GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |