Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05298 |
| Description of the seal image | The upper quart of the object has been broken off. The remaining scene is framed by a line border at the top and a line border with triangles pointing outwards at the bottom. A half-kneeling hunter (archer) wearing a tunic aims his bow at a gazelle (antelope). Above the animal is a crescent moon, while behind the archer is a stylised tree with four branches. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line border at the top and line border with triangles pointing outwards at the bottom - crescent moon - gazelle (antelope): head turned backwards - hunter: archer, half-kneeling, wearing a tunic - stylised tree: with four branches |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Iraq Museum |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | the upper quart of the object has been broken off; slightly weathered |
| Culture | Isin II, Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | Ur |
| First occurence | 1951 |
| Registration number | U. 17695A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 37+, d: 15 |
| Material and features | "glazed frit" |
| Style | sintered quartz |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Legrain 1951, 43 no. 616 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 |