Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
![Deity sitting on throne approached by two worshippers (modern [i.e., fake])](/uploads/galleries/5/1/1/1/original_5111b1e9525546382622c309ce777bba.jpg)
| Object no. | S01524 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene appears to be framed by dentate borders at the top and bottom. A deity sitting on a throne is being approached by a worshipper holding a snake and a spear and by another figure holding the same spear with one hand and a bow with the other. The second worshipper appears to be naked and standing on a reclining griffin. The deity wears a long, fringed robe and has a human head on their lap. Between the two worshippers is a four-rayed star with globe-tipped rays. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): dentate borders at the top and bottom - deity: sitting, raising one hand, wearing a long, fringed robe - griffin: reclining - human head - throne: high-backed chair, tasselled - worshipper 1: wearing a short tunic, holding a snake in one hand and a spear in the other - worshipper 2: possibly naked, seemingly standing on a griffin, holding a spear in one hand and a bow in the other |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | National Museum of Aleppo |
| Museum number | M.4579 |
| Culture | other |
| Provenance | acquired in 1949 |
| First occurence | 1949 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 37; d: 12 |
| Material and features | "steatite" |
| Authenticity (public) | modern (i.e., fake) |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Translation | N/A |
| Bibliography |
Hammade 1987, 66–67 no. 122. Hammade, H.: Cylinder Seals from the Collections of the Aleppo Museum, Syrian Arab Republic. I: Seals of Unknown Provenience. (BAR International Series 335) Oxford, 1987. |
| 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 ER 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 July 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz |