Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S01027 |
| Description of the seal image | The lower third of the object has been broken off. The scene is framed by a line border at the top. A bearded hero (archer) wearing a round headdress and broad-belted clothing aims his bow at a rampant hybrid creature (winged bull). He is further armed with a sword at his waist. Behind the hero, there is a crescent moon, a vertical wedge, and an eight-rayed star. Three further, horizontal wedges appear above the hybrid creature. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderline: line border at the top - crescent moon - hero: archer, hunter, bearded, wearing a round headdress and broad-belted clothing; with a sword at his waist - hybrid creature (winged bull): rampant, winged, horned - wedges (4): cuneiform |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Bibliothèque nationale de France / BnF |
| Museum number | Delaporte.317 |
| Condition, shape | the lower third of the object has been broken off; worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | acquired from Paul-Émile Botta in 1846 |
| First occurence | 1846 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 17+, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "serpentine" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1910, 177 no. 317 and pl. XXI. Delaporte, L.: Catalogue des cylindres orientaux et des cachets assyro-babyloniens, perses et syro-cappadociens de la Bibliothèque Nationale. I–II. Paris, 1910. |
| 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 |