Archer and horse-riding spearman hunting gazelle (antelope)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hunter (archer) wearing a short tunic aims his bow at a jumping gazelle (antelope). The archer has a sword at his waist. On the other side, there is a horse-riding hunter (spearman) aiming his spear at the same animal. Below the gazelle is a six-rayed star, while below the horse is a fish. There is a crescent moon above the gazelle and a rhomb above the horse's tail. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - fish - gazelle (antelope): jumping, head turned backwards - horse: galloping, tail braided - hunter 1: on foot, archer, bearded, wearing a short tunic, has a sword at his waist - hunter 2: horse rider, spearman - rhomb - star: six-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | MN 132 – N 8400 – N III 3361 – CCO A. 643 |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | acquired in 1849 |
| First occurence | 1849 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 25, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "jaspe jaune tacheté" |
| Style | cut, drilled |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 163 no. A. 643 and pl. 86: 9. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |