Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02348 |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling, bearded hero (archer) wearing a brimmed headdress and a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a griffin. The archer has a quiver with an arrow on his back. Between the two figures is an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree). Above the wing of the hybrid creature is a crescent moon, while below it is a rhomb. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - griffin: winged, crested, raising a forepaw - hero: archer, hunter, half-kneeling, wearing a brimmed headdress and a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge, has a quiver with an arrow on his back - rhomb |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | AO 7165 – CCO A. 650 |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges; small faults distort the figures |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | N/A |
| First occurence | 1923 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 30, d: 14 |
| Material and features | "agate blanche rubanée" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 164 no. A. 650 and pl. 86: 16. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |
| 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 (20 February 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |