Hunter on horse hurling spear at antelope

between 700 and 550 B.C.
white chalcedony
33 x 16 mm
Morgan Seal 812
Provenance: 
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes: 

"In 812, which shows a rider pursuing a deer, the horseman is depicted not in typical Achaemenian headgear but with his hair in a fillet. Furthermore, the tail of the horse is not tied in a loop as in Achaemenian designs. The horse and rider correspond with representations of Elamites in the battle relief of Ashurbanipal. Possibly, therefore, this seal should be classified as Elamite, especially since it has an Elamite inscription. It was probably made before the Achaemenian period, since an impression with a related subject was found on a tablet from Susa (Louvre S. 555) dating in the period of Sargon II and his successors."--Porada, CANES, p. 102

Summary: 

Hunter on horse, hurling spear at antelope --Terminal: inscription.

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