Archer hunting wild goat (ibex)

Object no.	S02163
Description of the seal image	There is a short section of a line border at the bottom. A half-kneeling hunter (archer) wearing a belted tunic aims his bow at a rampant wild goat (ibex). He is further armed with a sword at his waist. Between the two figures, there is another quadruped seemingly grazing.
Figures, motifs/symbols	- borderline: short section of a line border at the bottom - hunter: archer, half-kneeling, wearing a belted tunic, armed with a sword at his waist - quadruped: grazing - wild goat (ibex): rampant
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	Musée du Louvre
Museum Number	AOD 125 – CCO D. 143
Condition, shape	slightly weathered
Culture / Production Place	Neo-Elamite
Culture and/or date	Neo-Elamite
Provenance	excavated by Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy at Susa between 1886 and 1886 or purchased by them from their workmen or from a Baghdad dealer; ex-Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy Collection
First Occurrence	1886–1888
Archaeological context	N/A
Registration number	N/A
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter	h: 23, d: 10
Material and features	"marbre jaunâtre"
Style	linear
Scene	hunting
Bibliography	Delaporte 1920, 79 no. D. 143 and pl. 52: 19. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. I: Fouilles et missions. Paris, 1920.

Object history

Divine World Glyptics