Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S01131 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded hero (archer) wearing a long robe aims his bow at a bull-headed bird, which has its head turned back. Above the latter, there is probably a plant (branch). The hero has a tasselled quiver on his back. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - plant: branch - hero: archer, hunter, wearing a long robe; with a tasselled quiver on his back - bull-headed bird: with its head turned back |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | De Clercq Collection |
| Museum number | De Clercq 309 |
| Condition, shape | The field is damaged around the tail of the hybrid creature. |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-de Clercq Collection |
| First occurence | before 1888 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 17, d: 7 |
| Material and features | "porphyre noir" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
De Clercq – Menant 1888,178 no. 309 and pl. XXIX. De Clercq, L. – Menant, J.: Collection de Clercq: Catalogue méthodique et raisonné. Antiquités assyriennes: Cylindres orientaux, cachets, briques, bronzes, bas-reliefs, etc. I: Cylindres orientaux. I: Texte – II: Planches et carte. Paris, 1888. |
| 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 |