Object no. | S00932 |
Description of the seal image | A horse-riding, bearded hunter (spearman) wearing a headband and trousers thrusts his spear at a rampant wild goat (ibex). Between them, there is a hunting dog (hound) below, and a winged sun-disc above. |
Figures, motifs/symbols |
- dog (hound) - horse: charging - hunter: horse rider, bearded, spearman, wearing a headband and trousers - wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards - winged sun-disc |
Subcategory | cylinder seal |
Collection | The British Museum |
Museum Number | BM ANE 89694 – R 165 |
Condition, shape | worn |
Culture / Production Place | Achaemenid |
Provenance | may have been found at Borsippa (Birs Nimrud); ex-Rich Collection; acquired by the British Museum in 1825 |
First Occurrence | 1825 |
Archaeological context | Borsippa (Birs Nimrud) |
Registration number | N/A |
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter | h: 29, d: 12 |
Material and features | "limestone: mottled, brown and red, black inclusions" |
Style | linear |
Scene | hunting |
Bibliography |
Merrillees 2005, 49 no. 8 and pl. V. Merrillees, P. H.: Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals VI: Pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid Periods. (Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals 6) London, 2005. |
Object history |