Archer hunting wild goat (ibex) with dog (hound)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling bearded hunter (archer) wearing a belted tunic with a fringed lower edge, aims his bow at a rampant wild goat (ibex) attacked by his hunting dog (hound). |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- dog (hound): jumping - hunter: archer, beaded, half-kneeling, wearing a belted tunic with a fringed lower edge - wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Culture | Iranian, Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | Nimrud (Kalhu) |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Archaeological context | Ninurta Temple cache |
| Registration number | ND 5364 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 21, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "black steatite" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Parker 1962, 29 no. ND.5364 and pl. XIII: 2. Parker, B.: “Seals and Seal Impressions from the Nimrud Excavations, 1955–58”, Iraq 24 (1962), 26–40. |