Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02397 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A hunter (archer) standing in a chariot and wearing a broad-belted robe aims his bow at a galloping bull. Next to him stands a charioteer holding the reins of two horses. Above the horses is a crescent moon in the sky. The chariot has an eight-spoked wheel, a quiver on its side and a barbed, tasselled spear in its back. Below the bull is a small plant, while above its head is a wedge. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull: galloping - chariot: eight-spoked wheel, has a quiver on its side and a barbed, tasselled spear in its back - charioteer: holding reins - crescent moon - horses (2): galloping, with tassels on their necks - hunter: archer, wearing a broad-belted robe - plant: small, bush-like - wedge: cuneiform |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | MN 132 – N 8399 – N III 3360 – CCO A. 706 |
| Condition, shape | worn; re-cut |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | acquired in 1849 |
| First occurence | 1849 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 41, d: 15 |
| Material and features | "calcaire gris" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | chariot, hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 168 no. A. 706 and pl. 89: 12. 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 (20 February 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |