Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02341 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hunter (archer) wearing a short tunic aims his bow at a jumping gazelle (antelope). The archer has a sword at his waist. On the other side, there is a horse-riding hunter (spearman) aiming his spear at the same animal. Below the gazelle is a six-rayed star, while below the horse is a fish. There is a crescent moon above the gazelle and a rhomb above the horse's tail. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - fish - gazelle (antelope): jumping, head turned backwards - horse: galloping, tail braided - hunter 1: on foot, archer, bearded, wearing a short tunic, has a sword at his waist - hunter 2: horse rider, spearman - rhomb - star: six-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | MN 132 – N 8400 – N III 3361 – CCO A. 643 |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | acquired in 1849 |
| First occurence | 1849 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 25, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "jaspe jaune tacheté" |
| Style | cut, drilled |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 163 no. A. 643 and pl. 86: 9. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |
| Object history | The publications mentioning the objects in this database were collected and the objects classified by ZN; data for the present object was input and preliminary description of the object done by GE based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by MNy and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN. GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |