Archer hunting bull from chariot
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hunter (archer) wearing a long, broad-belted robe aims his bow at a rampant bull. He is standing in a chariot. Based on the number of reins held by the charioteer, the vehicle is drawn by two horses. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull: rampant, head turned backwards - chariot: with a six-spoked wheel, drawn by two horses - charioteer: holding two reins - horses (2): drawing a chariot - hunter: archer, standing, bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted robe |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Bibliothèque nationale de France / BnF |
| Museum Number | Delaporte.370 |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture / Production Place | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | acquired from Paul-Émile Botta in 1846 |
| First Occurrence | 1846 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm), height, diameter | h: 26, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "calcédoine teintée de rose" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1910, 208 no. 370 and pl. XXV. Delaporte, L.: Catalogue des cylindres orientaux et des cachets assyro-babyloniens, perses et syro-cappadociens de la Bibliothèque Nationale. I–II. Paris, 1910. |