Two Greek hoplites hunting various animals

Object no.	S02077
Description of the seal image	The scene is divided into two rows at the top and bottom. Above, a half-kneeling hunter (spearman) wearing Greek armour with a leather skirt (pteruges) and a crested helmet aims his spear at a young running bull and two long-eared quadrupeds (possibly does). Below, a similarly dressed, half-kneeling hunter aims his spear at a lion chasing a deer and a running boar.
Figures, motifs/symbols	- boar: running - bull: young - deer: stag, running, head turned backwards - hunters (2): half-kneeling, spearmen, wearing Greek armour, crested helmets, leather skirts (pteruges) - lion: chasing deer - quadrupeds (2): long-eared, running, possibly deer (doe)
Subcategory	cylinder seal
Collection	ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection
Museum Number	Mrs Moore 186
Condition, shape	chipped upper edge above the hoplite
Culture / Production Place	Graeco-Persian
Provenance	ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection
First Occurrence	before 1940
Archaeological context	N/A
Registration number	N/A
Dimensions (mm), height, diameter	h: 40, d: 30
Material and features	"bone"
Style	modelled
Scene	hunting
Bibliography	Eisen 1940, 55 no. 106 and pl. XI. 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

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