Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04383 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded hero (archer), wearing a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge, aims his bow at a giant scorpion. The archer seems to have a quiver on his back. Between the two figures is a stylised plant (arch-and-net tree), while behind them is possibly a rhomb. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - hero: archer, hunter, bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge, has a quiver on his back - rhomb - scorpion: giant, upright - stylised plant (arch-and-net tree) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly weathered |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | Nimrud (Kalhu) |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Archaeological context | from PG.21 |
| Registration number | ND 6092 |
| Material and features | "terracotta" |
| Style | sintered quartz |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Parker 1962, 34 no. ND.6092 and pl. XVII: 3. Parker, B.: “Seals and Seal Impressions from the Nimrud Excavations, 1955–58”, Iraq 24 (1962), 26–40. |
| 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 (08 April 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |