Cylinder Seal with an Ostrich Hunt and an Inscription
This scene features a hunting scene with a man riding a horse in a flying gallop pose. The rider holds a spear, ready to throw at a nearby standing ostrich. The text inscribed around the scene is currently untranslated, but it is possibly Elamite. Cylinder seals are cylindrica...
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35075
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contentType
object
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
0
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import
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.443 |
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