Archer hunting wild goat (ibex)
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | There is a short section of a line border at the bottom. A half-kneeling hunter (archer) wearing a belted tunic aims his bow at a rampant wild goat (ibex). He is further armed with a sword at his waist. Between the two figures, there is another quadruped seemingly grazing. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderline: short section of a line border at the bottom - hunter: archer, half-kneeling, wearing a belted tunic, armed with a sword at his waist - quadruped: grazing - wild goat (ibex): rampant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum Number | AOD 125 – CCO D. 143 |
| Condition, shape | slightly weathered |
| Culture / Production Place | Neo-Elamite |
| Culture and/or date | Neo-Elamite |
| Provenance | excavated by Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy at Susa between 1886 and 1886 or purchased by them from their workmen or from a Baghdad dealer; ex-Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy Collection |
| First Occurrence | 1886–1888 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm), height, diameter | h: 23, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "marbre jaunâtre" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1920, 79 no. D. 143 and pl. 52: 19. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. I: Fouilles et missions. Paris, 1920. |