Object no. | S02152 |
Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling, archer with a large nose aims his bow at a rampant wild goat (ibex). He has three tassells hanging from his back, probably the strings of his quiver. |
Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hunter: archer, half-kneeling, with a large nose - wild goat (ibex): rampant |
Subcategory | cylinder seal |
Collection | Musée du Louvre |
Museum Number | AOD 62 – CCO D. 66 |
Condition, shape | worn |
Culture / Production Place | Neo-Babylonian |
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 Occurrence | 1886–1888 |
Archaeological context | N/A |
Registration number | N/A |
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter | h: 21, d: 9 |
Material and features | "calcédoine blonde" |
Style | cut |
Scene | hunting |
Bibliography |
Delaporte 1920, 73 no. D. 66 and pl. 52: 8. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. I: Fouilles et missions. Paris, 1920. |
Object history |