Archer hunting wild goat (ibex) with dog (hound)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders within ladder borders at the top and bottom. A half-kneeling hunter (archer) wearing a tunic with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a wild goat (ibex) depicted on a mountain. The latter is indicated by superimposed triangles. Above the prey, a hunting dog (hound) appears. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders within ladder borders at the top and bottom - dog (hound) - hunter: archer, half-kneeling, wearing a tunic with a fringed lower edge - mountain: indicated by superimposed triangles - wild goat (ibex) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée de Louvre |
| Museum number | MT 693 |
| Condition, shape | slightly weathered |
| Culture | Iranian, Neo-Elamite |
| Provenance | Susa |
| First occurence | 1972 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 40, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "faïence" |
| Style | sintered quartz |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Amiet 1972, 277 no. 2132 and pl. 185. Amiet, P.: Glyptique susienne des origines à l’époque des perses achéménides. Cachets, sceaux-cylindres et empreintes antiques découverts à Suse de 1913 à 1967. I: Texte – II: Planches (Mémoires de la Délégation Archéologique en Iran 43: Mission de Susiane) Paris, 1972. |