Horse-riding spearman hunting wild goat (ibex) with dog (hound)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A horse-riding, bearded hunter (spearman) wearing a headband and trousers thrusts his spear at a rampant wild goat (ibex). Between them, there is a hunting dog (hound) below, and a winged sun-disc above. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- dog (hound) - horse: charging - hunter: horse rider, bearded, spearman, wearing a headband and trousers - wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards - winged sun-disc |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The British Museum |
| Museum Number | BM ANE 89694 – R 165 |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture / Production Place | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | may have been found at Borsippa (Birs Nimrud); ex-Rich Collection; acquired by the British Museum in 1825 |
| First Occurrence | 1825 |
| Archaeological context | Borsippa (Birs Nimrud) |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm), height, diameter | h: 29, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "limestone: mottled, brown and red, black inclusions" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Merrillees 2005, 49 no. 8 and pl. V. 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. |