Hunting dog (hound) pouncing on bull
| Kategória | Cylinder Seals |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A hunting dog (hound) pounces on a bull seemingly kneeling before an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree). Below the dog's belly is a rhomb, while above its back is a short, diagonally-set cuneiform signs next to a crescent moon. An eight-rayed, globe-centred star appears above the bull. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull: half-kneeling - crescent moon - dog (hound): rampant - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree): tall - cuneiform signs: short, diagonally-set - rhomb - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | present whereabouts unknown |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | excavated by Victor Place at Khorsabad |
| First occurence | 1852-1854 |
| Archaeological context | under the pavement of the city gates of the enclosure |
| Material and features | N/A |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal, pursuing |
| Writing system, language | cuneiform |
| Transliteration |
four cuneiform signs |
| Bibliography |
Place 1867–1870, vol. 3: pl. 76: i. Place, V.: Ninive et l’Assyrie, avec des essais de restauration par Félix Thomas. Vols. I–III. Paris, 1867–1870. |