Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02350 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A half-kneeling, bearded hero (archer) wearing a broad-belted tunic with a fringed edge aims his bow at a bearded scorpion-tailed bird-man. He has a spiked shield on his back. Between the figures are two ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) on the ground and a wedge above them. Behind them is a crescent moon in the sky, and a rhomb and a wedge below. Two further wedges appear next to the hybrid creature's tail. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) (2) - hero: archer, hunter, bearded, wearing a broad-belted tunic with a fringed edge, has spiked shield on his back - rhomb - scorpion-tailed bird-man - Sibitti (Pleiades) - wedges (4): cuneiform |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | AO 6004 – CCO A. 652 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | donated by Léon Berger |
| First occurence | 1923 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 29, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "jaspe vert" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 164 no. A. 652 and pl. 86: 19. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |
| 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 (20 February 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |