Object no. | S02052 |
Description of the seal image | A horse-riding hunter (spearman) aims his spear at jumping gazelle (antelope). The latter already has a spear sticking out of its back. Below them are a crescent moon and two seven-rayed, globe-centred stars. Another spearman on foot chases a larger quadruped, likely a bull, and aims his spear at it. Below the bull is a smaller animal, probably a dog (hound). All spears in the scene have round butts. |
Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull - crescent moon - dog (hound) - gazelle (antelope): jumping - horse - hunter 1: horse rider, aiming a spear with a round butt - hunter 2: on foot, aiming a spear with a round butt - stars (2): seven-rayed, globe-centred |
Subcategory | cylinder seal |
Collection | ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection |
Museum Number | Mrs Moore 68 |
Condition, shape | slightly worn |
Culture / Production Place | Neo-Assyrian |
Provenance | ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection |
First Occurrence | before 1940 |
Archaeological context | N/A |
Registration number | N/A |
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter | h: 22, d: 14 |
Material and features | "steatite" |
Style | linear |
Scene | hunting |
Bibliography |
Eisen 1940, 51 no. 75. and pl. IX. Eisen, G. A.: Ancient Oriental Cylinder and Other Seals with a Description of the Collection of Mrs. William H. Moore. (Oriental Institute Publications 47) Chicago, 1940. |
Object history |