圆筒印章及当代制作的印纹:狩猎图

美索不达米亚

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这枚圆筒印章上的场景由两组基本单位构成连贯一体的图案,风格化的景色将设计纹样统一起来。在一组场景中,两棵大树将猎人夹在中间,他正抓着一头北山羊的角。猎人上方的楔形铭文指明印章主人是一位叫巴鲁·伊里的宫廷酒政。在另一组场景中,两只北山羊立于山顶,隔着三棵树彼此相望。这枚印章在阿卡德时代制成,那时,刻印者使用的符号形象已经扩展到包括各种新的神话性、主题性和叙事性的题材。

Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting scene, Chert, Akkadian

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