Archer hunting bull from chariot
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A hunter (archer) standing in a chariot and wearing a broad-belted robe aims his bow at a galloping bull. Next to him stands a charioteer holding the reins of two horses. Above the horses is a crescent moon in the sky. The chariot has an eight-spoked wheel, a quiver on its side and a barbed, tasselled spear in its back. Below the bull is a small plant, while above its head is a wedge. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull: galloping - chariot: eight-spoked wheel, has a quiver on its side and a barbed, tasselled spear in its back - charioteer: holding reins - crescent moon - horses (2): galloping, with tassels on their necks - hunter: archer, wearing a broad-belted robe - plant: small, bush-like - wedge: cuneiform |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | MN 132 – N 8399 – N III 3360 – CCO A. 706 |
| Condition, shape | worn; re-cut |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | acquired in 1849 |
| First occurence | 1849 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 41, d: 15 |
| Material and features | "calcaire gris" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | chariot, hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 168 no. A. 706 and pl. 89: 12. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |