Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04873 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded hunter (archer) wearing a long, belted robe with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a striding bull. He has a quiver with arrows on his back. Between and behind the two figures are plants with curvy stems and branches. A wedge and a globe appear above the bull's back, while another wedge is behind the archer, on the ground. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull: striding - globe: small - hunter: archer, bearded, wearing a long, belted robe with a fringed lower edge, has a quiver with arrows on his back - plants (2): with curvy stems, one with five branches, and the other one with three branches - wedges (2): cuneiform |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Muze-ye Iran-e Bastan |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | Tepe Hasanlu |
| First occurence | 1950 |
| Registration number | HAS-47[49]-2 |
| Material and features | "stone" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Marcus 1996, 120 no. 66 fig. 88. Marcus, M.I.: Emblems of Identity and Prestige: The Seals and Sealings from Hasanlu, Iran: Commentary and Catalog. (University Museum Monograph 84. Hasanlu Special Studies 3) Philadelphia, 1996. |
| 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 ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (14 April 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |