Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02344 |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling, beardless hunter (archer) wearing a broad-belted, fringed robe aims his bow at a rampant lion. He is further armed with a sword in a scabbard at his waist. Behind them is a six-rayed star above a fish. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- fish - hunter: archer, beardless, half-kneeling, wearing a broad-belted, fringed robe, has a sword in a scabbard at his waist - lion: rampant, head turned backwards - star: six-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | AO 2614 – CCO A. 646 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped lower edge |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | acquired in 1893 |
| First occurence | 1893 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 21, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "calcédoine laiteuse" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 163 no. A. 646 and pl. 86: 15. 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. GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |