Archer hunting wild goat
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling, archer with a large nose aims his bow at a rampant wild goat (ibex). He has three tassells hanging from his back, probably the strings of his quiver. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hunter: archer, half-kneeling, with a large nose - wild goat (ibex): rampant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum Number | AOD 62 – CCO D. 66 |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture / Production Place | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | excavated by Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy at Susa between 1886 and 1886 or purchased by them from their workmen or from a Baghdad dealer; ex-Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy Collection |
| First Occurrence | 1886–1888 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm), height, diameter | h: 21, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "calcédoine blonde" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1920, 73 no. D. 66 and pl. 52: 8. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. I: Fouilles et missions. Paris, 1920. |