Archer hunting lion from chariot
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A hunter (archer) standing in a chariot aims his bow at a rampant lion. He wears a headdress and a long robe and is equipped with a quiver at his waist. The chariot has a four-spoked wheel. Above the horse, a winged sun-disc and a crescent moon appear in the sky. Below the horse is probably a fallen animal, while between the horse and the lion are two double wedges, and two double wedged appear below the lion. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- animal: fallen - chariot: with a four-spoked wheel, drawn by a horse - crescent moon - horse: drawing chariot - hunter: archer, bearded, wearing a headdress and a long robe - lion: rampant - wedges (4): double - winged sun-disc |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | National Museum of Aleppo |
| Museum number | M.989 |
| Condition, shape | slightly worn |
| Culture | Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | acquired in 1946 |
| First occurence | 1946 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 23, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "steatite" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | chariot, hunting |
| Bibliography |
Hammade 1987, 114–115 no. 219. Hammade, H.: Cylinder Seals from the Collections of the Aleppo Museum, Syrian Arab Republic. I: Seals of Unknown Provenience. (BAR International Series 335) Oxford, 1987. |