Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05172 |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling hero (archer) wearing a triple-belted tunic or kilt with a fringed edge aims his bow at a rampant lion-griffin. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: half-kneeling, archer, hunter, wearing a triple-belted tunic or kilt with a fringed edge - lion-griffin: rampant, head turned backwards, four-winged |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | Sb 6249 (H 412) |
| Condition, shape | worn, damaged |
| Culture | Neo-Elamite |
| Provenance | excavated in Susa in 1926 |
| First occurence | 1926 |
| Registration number | Sb 6249 (H 412) |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 24, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "calcaire jaune" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Mecquenem 1927, 11 and 18 no. 46. Mecquenem, R. de: “Inventaire de cachets et cylindres (Suse 1925–1926).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 24 (1927), 7–21. Amiet 1972, 282 no. 2187 and pl. 188. Amiet, P.: Glyptique susienne des origines à l’époque des perses achéménides. Cachets, sceaux-cylindres et empreintes antiques découverts à Suse de 1913 à 1967. I: Texte – II: Planches (Mémoires de la Délégation Archéologique en Iran 43: Mission de Susiane) Paris, 1972. |
| 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 (18 April 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |