Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05300 |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling, bearded hunter (archer) aims his bow at a bull. He is further armed with a sword at his waist. Above the bull is an eight-rayed star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull: striding - hunter: archer, half-kneeling, bearded - star: eight-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Iraq Museum |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly weathered |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | Ur |
| First occurence | 1951 |
| Archaeological context | TW. /34, on high level |
| Registration number | U. 19870 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 18, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "frit" |
| Style | sintered quartz |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Legrain 1951, 43 no. 619 and pl. 36. Legrain, L.: Ur Excavations, X: Seal Cylinders. (Ur Excavations 10) London – Philadelphia, 1951. |
| 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 (18 April 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |