Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02103 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A half-kneeling bearded hunter (archer) wearing a triple-belted tunic with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a striding griffin. Between them is a small, palmette-like stylised plant. Above the hybrid creature is a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - griffin: crested, winged, raising a forepaw - hero: archer, hunter, bearded, wearing a triple-belted tunic with a fringed lower edge - stylised plant: small, palmette-like |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Allard Pierson Museum, University of Amsterdam |
| Museum number | 6368 |
| Condition, shape | weathered surface |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | purchased by Henri Frankfort in Baghdad in 1935 |
| First occurence | 1935 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 28, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "dark brown limestone" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Meijer 1977–1978, 31 no. 43 and pl. V. Meijer, D. J. W.: "Mesopotamian Cylinder Seals int he Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam". Jaarbericht van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap Ex Oriente Lux 25 (1977–1978) 7–34. |
| 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 |