Hunter fighting quadruped

Object no. S03858
Description of the seal image A hunter wearing a short tunic pursues a quadruped. He has one arm raised. Above the quadruped are two wedges, while below it is another. Between the two figures is a diagonal line.
Figures, motifs/symbols - hunter: wearing a short tunic, has one arm raised
- line: diagonal
- quadruped
- wedges (3): cuneiform
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection Collection of Hans Silvian Aulock
Condition, shape worn
Culture Neo-Assyrian, North Syrian, uncertain
Material and features Diorit
Style linear
Scene contest, hunting
Translation N/A
Bibliography

von Der Osten 1957, 118 no. 315 and pl.



von der Osten, H.H.: Altorientalische Siegelsteine der Sammlung Hans Silvius von Aulock. (Studia Ethnographica Upsaliensia 13) Uppsala, 1957.










   
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 ER 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 (04 April 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz
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