Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04382 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero (archer), wearing a long robe, aims his bow at a coiled-up horned serpent (bashmu). The archer has a sword at his waist and holds a straight object in his raised right hand. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: archer, hunter, wearing a long robe, has a sword at his waist and holds a straight object in his raised right hand - horned serpent (bashmu): coiled-up |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian, North Syrian |
| Provenance | Nimrud (Kalhu) |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Archaeological context | Assyrian pavement in room 1 of AB building |
| Registration number | ND 6023 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 22, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "glazed limestone" |
| Style | sintered quartz |
| Scene | contest, hunting |
| Bibliography |
Parker 1962, 33 no. ND.6023 and pl. XVI: 5. 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 |