Horse-riding archer hunting lion
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A horse-riding, bearded hunter (archer) wearing a round cap and Median clothing aims his bow at a rampant lion. The archer has a bow case (gorytos) at his waist. The horse has a long saddle rug on its back hanging down below its belly. Above its tail, there is a crescent moon. The scene appears to be unfinished due to the lack of details made by drill holes. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - horse: has a long saddle rug on its back hanging down below its belly - hunter: horse rider, archer, bearded, wearing a round cap and Median clothing, with a bow case (gorytos) at his waist - lion: rampant, head turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The British Museum |
| Museum number | BM ANE 130808 – 1940-2-10, 2 |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges; large chip in front of the lion's head |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | "presented by G. D. Hornblower" |
| First occurence | 1940 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 23.5, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "quartz, chalcedony: pale white-grey" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Merrillees 2005, 48 no. 6 and pl. III. 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. |