Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04870 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by two bands of quadruple diagonal notches arranged in opposing pairs. A bearded hunter (archer) wearing a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a stumbling deer (stag). The archer is further armed with a sword at his waist. Between the two figures is a rhomb, while above the deer are the Sibitti (Pleiades). Between the deer's legs are single wedges. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): two bands of quadruple diagonal notches arranged in opposing pairs - deer: stag, stumbling, head turned backwards - hunter: archer, bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge, has a sword at his waist - Sibitti (Pleiades) - wedges (5): cuneiform |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia |
| Museum number | UM 61-5-20 |
| Culture | Iranian, Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | Tepe Hasanlu |
| First occurence | between 1956-1977 (excavations) |
| Archaeological context | gate into Lower Court, on slab stone footing of southernmost column base at western entrance into Room 1 |
| Registration number | HAS 60-108 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 32.7, d: 11.4 |
| Material and features | "black marble", bronze tin suspension pin in perforation, splayed at bottom, with remnants of looped end at top |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Marcus 1996, 118 no. 63 and pl. 20. 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 |