Horse-riding archer hunting wild goat (ibex) with dog (hound)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A horse-riding archer hunts a rampant wild goat (ibex) with his hunting dog (hound). Between the hunter and his prey is a crescent moon in the sky, while below the wild goat is a rosette-like symbol (or star) with five globes. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - dog (hound) - horse: rampant - hunter: horse rider - rosette-like symbol or star: five globes - wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | Sb 6282 (K 424) |
| Condition, shape | slightly worn and damaged |
| Culture | Neo-Elamite |
| Provenance | excavated in Susa in 1928 |
| First occurence | 1928 |
| Registration number | Sb 6282 (K 424) |
| Material and features | "calcaire" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Mecquenem 1928, 170 and 175 no. 4. Mecquenem, R. de: “Choix d’intailles susiennes.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 25 (1928), 169–177. Amiet 1972, 282 no. 2188 and pl. 188. 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. |