Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02051 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders with triangles pointing outwards at the top and bottom. A hunter (archer) wearing a broad-belted tunic with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a jumping gazelle (antelope). He has a curved weapon, likely a sickle sword (scimitar) in his belt. In front of him is a flower-like plant with five hanging heads, while between his legs is a bird. Opposite him, a smaller archer wearing a tunic aims his bow at a deer (stag). He also has a curved weapon in his belt. Between them is a small plant with pointy leaves, likely an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree). Above the head and the back of the deer are two further birds, respectively. In the sky from left to right, there is an omega-shaped symbol, a globe-centred, eight-rayed star or eight-petalled flower, the Sibitti (Pleiades), and a crescent moon above two globes. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- birds (3) - borderlines (2): line borders with triangles pointing outwards at the top and bottom - crescent moon - deer: stag - gazelle (antelope): jumping - globes (2) - hunter 1: archer, beardless, wearing a broad-belted tunic with a fringed lower edge, has a curved weapon in his belt, likely a sickle sword (scimitar) - hunter 2: archer, facing right, beardless, wearing a tunic, has a curved weapon in his belt, likely a sickle sword (scimitar) - omega-shaped symbol - plant 1: flower-like, with five hanging heads - plant 2: small, with pointy leaves, likely ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - Sibitti (Pleiades) - star or flower: eight-rayed or eight-petalled, globe-centred |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection |
| Museum number | Mrs Moore 62 |
| Condition, shape | slightly worn |
| Culture | North Syrian |
| Provenance | ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection |
| First occurence | before 1940 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 50, d: 18 |
| Material and features | "felsite" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Eisen 1940, 51 no. 74. and pl. IX. Eisen, G. A.: Ancient Oriental Cylinder and Other Seals with a Description of the Collection of Mrs. William H. Moore. (Oriental Institute Publications 47) Chicago, 1940. |
| 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 |