Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02369 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hunter (archer) wearing a double-belted robe with a hatched pattern aims his bow at a rampant lion attacking a rampant wild goat (ibex). Between them is a crescent moon in the sky. The lion has an arrow sticking out of its open mouth. Above the wild goat's head is an eight-rayed star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - hunter: archer, bearded, wearing a double-belted robe with a hatched pattern - lion: rampant, head turned backwards, with an arrow sticking out of its open mouth - star: eight-rayed - wild goat (ibex): rampant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | AO 4530 – CCO A. 674 |
| Culture | Achaemenid, Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | N/A |
| First occurence | 1923 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 35, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "agate veinée, brune et blanche" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 165 no. A. 674 and pl. 87: 17. 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 |