Hero or hunter (archer) hunting winged(?) wild goat
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hunter or hero (archer) wearing a long, belted robe aims his bow at a winged(?) wild goat (ibex). The archer has a tasselled quiver on his back. A small stylised plant is placed between the two figures, while above the wild goat is a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - hero or hunter: archer, bearded, wearing a long, belted robe - stylised plant: small - wild goat (ibex): possibly winged |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | De Clercq Collection |
| Museum Number | De Clercq 316 |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture / Production Place | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-de Clercq Collection |
| First Occurrence | before 1888 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm), height, diameter | h: 23, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "porphyre jaune clair" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
De Clercq – Menant 1888, 180 no. 316 and pl. XXX. De Clercq, L. – Menant, J.: Collection de Clercq: Catalogue méthodique et raisonné. Antiquités assyriennes: Cylindres orientaux, cachets, briques, bronzes, bas-reliefs, etc. I: Cylindres orientaux. I: Texte – II: Planches et carte. Paris, 1888. |