Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05131 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by a ladder border at the top and a line border at the bottom. A half-kneeling hunter (archer) wearing a tunic with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a wild goat (ibex) depicted on a mountain. The latter is indicated by a scaly pattern. Between the two figures is an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) below an eight-rayed star, while behind them, arranged in a column are two crescent moons, a fish, a cross or four-rayed star, and a globe. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines: ladder border at the top and line border at the bottom - crescent moons (2) - cross or four-rayed star - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - fish - globe - hunter: archer, half-kneeling, wearing a tunic with a fringed lower edge - mountain - star: eight-rayed - wild goat (ibex) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée de Louvre |
| Museum number | Sb 6270 (I 98) |
| Culture | Iranian, Neo-Elamite |
| Provenance | Susa, excavated in 1926 |
| First occurence | 1926 |
| Registration number | Sb 6270 (I 98) |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 38, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "faïence" |
| Style | sintered quartz |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Mecquenem 1928, 171 and 176 no. 12. Mecquenem, R. de: “Choix d’intailles susiennes.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 25 (1928), 169–177. Amiet 1972, 277 no. 2134 and pl. 185. Amiet, P.: Glyptique susienne des origines à l’époque des perses achéménides. Cachets, sceaux-cylindres et empreintes antiques découverts à Suse de 1913 à 1967. I: Texte – II: Planches (Mémoires de la Délégation Archéologique en Iran 43: Mission de Susiane) Paris, 1972. |
| 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 |