Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S01140 |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling hero (archer) wearing a round headdress and a long, double-belted robe with a fringed edge aims his bow at a rampant griffin. He is further armed with a sword at his waist. Between the two figures, there is a fish, while behind them in the sky are a six-rayed star and a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - fish - griffin: rampant, winged - hero: half-kneeling, archer, wearing a round headdress and a long, double-belted robe with a fringed edge, with a sword at his waist - star: six-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | De Clercq Collection |
| Museum number | De Clercq 318 |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-de Clercq Collection |
| First occurence | before 1888 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 24, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "cornaline orientale" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
De Clercq – Menant 1888, 180 no. 318 and pl. XXX. De Clercq, L. – Menant, J.: Collection de Clercq: Catalogue méthodique et raisonné. Antiquités assyriennes: Cylindres orientaux, cachets, briques, bronzes, bas-reliefs, etc. I: Cylindres orientaux. I: Texte – II: Planches et carte. Paris, 1888. |
| 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 |