Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04390 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded hero (archer) wearing a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a scorpion-tailed bird-man. Between and behind them are six wedges in total. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - hero: archer, hunter, bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge - scorpion-tailed bird-man: bearded, striding - wedges (6): cuneiform |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | damaged upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | Nimrud (Kalhu) |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Archaeological context | late occupation inside the west wall of Fort Shalmaneser |
| Registration number | ND 8090 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 25, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "grey stone" |
| Style | sintered quartz |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Parker 1962, 36 no. ND.8090 and pl. XVIII: 6. 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 |