Median archer and Persian spearman hunting lion
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A hunter (archer) wearing a Median garment and headgear (bashlyk) aims his bow at a rampant lion. Behind the lion, there is another hunter (spearman) wearing Persian clothing (court robe), thrusting his spear at the lion. The animal already has an arrow sticking out of its forehead. All figures are standing on a groundline. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- groundline - hunter 1: archer, wearing a Median garment and headgear (bashlyk) - hunter 2: spearman, wearing Persian clothing (court robe), holding a spear with a round butt - lion: rampant, with an arrow sticking out of its forehead |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum |
| Museum Number | VA 4291 |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture / Production Place | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | excavated at Toprakkale |
| First Occurrence | 1940 |
| Archaeological context | Toprakkale |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm), height, diameter | h: 35, d: 18 |
| Material and features | "Lapislazuli" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Moortgat 1940, 79, 152 no. 771 and Taf. 90. Moortgat, A.: Vorderasiatische Rollsiegel. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Steinschneidekunst. Berlin, 1940. |