Object no. | S02077 |
Description of the seal image | The scene is divided into two rows at the top and bottom. Above, a half-kneeling hunter (spearman) wearing Greek armour with a leather skirt (pteruges) and a crested helmet aims his spear at a young running bull and two long-eared quadrupeds (possibly does). Below, a similarly dressed, half-kneeling hunter aims his spear at a lion chasing a deer and a running boar. |
Figures, motifs/symbols |
- boar: running - bull: young - deer: stag, running, head turned backwards - hunters (2): half-kneeling, spearmen, wearing Greek armour, crested helmets, leather skirts (pteruges) - lion: chasing deer - quadrupeds (2): long-eared, running, possibly deer (doe) |
Subcategory | cylinder seal |
Collection | ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection |
Museum Number | Mrs Moore 186 |
Condition, shape | chipped upper edge above the hoplite |
Culture / Production Place | Graeco-Persian |
Provenance | ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection |
First Occurrence | before 1940 |
Archaeological context | N/A |
Registration number | N/A |
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter | h: 40, d: 30 |
Material and features | "bone" |
Style | modelled |
Scene | hunting |
Bibliography |
Eisen 1940, 55 no. 106 and pl. XI. 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 |