Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05336 |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling hunter (archer) wearing a tunic aims his bow at a rampant mouflon. Between the two figures is a small cactus-like plant, while behind them is an eight-rayed star in the sky. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- cactus-like plant: small - hunter: archer, half-kneeling, wearing a tunic - mouflon: rampant - star: eight-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Rijksmuseum van Oudheden; formerly kept in the Cabinet Royal des Médailles à la Haye |
| Museum number | M.146 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges, large chips partly distort the figures |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| First occurence | 1878 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 21.5, d: 9.5 |
| Material and features | "cristal de roche", "calcédoine grise" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Menant 1878, 59 no. 146 – 128. Menant, J.: Catalogue des cylindres orientaux du Cabinet Royal des Médailles de La Haye. La Haye, 1878. Zadok-Josephus 1952, 59 no. 44. Zadoks-Josephus J.A.N.: Catalogue sommaire des cylindres orientaux au Cabinet royal des médailles à La Haye. (En collaboration avec R. Frankena) La Haye, 1952. |
| 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 |