Archer hunting lion
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling, beardless hunter (archer) wearing a broad-belted, fringed robe aims his bow at a rampant lion. He is further armed with a sword in a scabbard at his waist. Behind them is a six-rayed star above a fish. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- fish - hunter: archer, beardless, half-kneeling, wearing a broad-belted, fringed robe, has a sword in a scabbard at his waist - lion: rampant, head turned backwards - star: six-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | AO 2614 – CCO A. 646 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped lower edge |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | acquired in 1893 |
| First occurence | 1893 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 21, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "calcédoine laiteuse" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 163 no. A. 646 and pl. 86: 15. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |