Horse-riding archer hunting wild goat (ibex)

Object no. S00931
Description of the seal image A horse-riding, bearded hunter (archer) wearing a headband and belted clothing aims his bow at a rampant wild goat (ibex). The horse has a long saddle rug on its back hanging down below its belly. Next to the wild goat, a cock appears.
Figures, motifs/symbols - bird: cock
- horse: charging, has a long saddle rug on its back hanging down below its belly
- hunter: horse rider, archer, bearded, wearing a headband and belted clothing
- wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards
Subcategory cylinder seal
Collection The British Museum
Museum number BM ANE 89507 – 1879-7-8, 366
Condition, shape barrel-shaped; probably reworked from a bead
Culture Achaemenid
Provenance possibly acquired from the collection of Hormuzd Rassam, through Spartali & Co
First occurence 1879
Archaeological context N/A
Registration number N/A
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter h: 19, d: 8.5–9 (10)
Material and features "hematite: black"
Style linear
Scene hunting
Bibliography

Merrillees 2005, 48–49 no. 7 and pl. IV.



Merrillees, P. H.: Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals VI: Pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid Periods. (Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals 6) London, 2005.



 

Object history The publications mentioning the objects in this database were collected and the objects classified by ZN; data for the present object was input and preliminary description of the object done by GE based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by MNy and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN. GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai
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