Spearmen on horseback hunting gazelle and spearman on foot hunting bull with dog (hound)

Object no.	S02052
Description of the seal image	A horse-riding hunter (spearman) aims his spear at jumping gazelle (antelope). The latter already has a spear sticking out of its back. Below them are a crescent moon and two seven-rayed, globe-centred stars. Another spearman on foot chases a larger quadruped, likely a bull, and aims his spear at it. Below the bull is a smaller animal, probably a dog (hound). All spears in the scene have round butts.
Figures, motifs/symbols	- bull - crescent moon - dog (hound) - gazelle (antelope): jumping - horse - hunter 1: horse rider, aiming a spear with a round butt - hunter 2: on foot, aiming a spear with a round butt - stars (2): seven-rayed, globe-centred
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection
Museum Number	Mrs Moore 68
Condition, shape	slightly worn
Culture / Production Place	Neo-Assyrian
Provenance	ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection
First Occurrence	before 1940
Archaeological context	N/A
Registration number	N/A
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter	h: 22, d: 14
Material and features	"steatite"
Style	linear
Scene	hunting
Bibliography	Eisen 1940, 51 no. 75. and pl. IX. Eisen, G. A.: Ancient Oriental Cylinder and Other Seals with a Description of the Collection of Mrs. William H. Moore. (Oriental Institute Publications 47) Chicago, 1940.

Object history

Divine World Glyptics