Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04865 |
| 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 long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a rampant scorpion-tailed griffin. The archer is further armed with a sword at his waist and has tasselled a quiver full of arrows on his back. Between the two figures is a small stylised plant. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - hero: archer, hunter, bearded, half-kneeling, wearing a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge, armed with a sword at his waist and has a tasselled quiver full of arrows on his back - scorpion-tailed griffin: rampant, crested, winged, raising a forepaw - stylised plant: small |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Muze-ye Iran-e Bastan |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | Tepe Hasanlu |
| First occurence | between 1956-1977 (excavations) |
| Archaeological context | Burned Building IV-V, southwest corner of Roo m 1, above floor level; found near lion pin (HAS 72-160) |
| Registration number | HAS 72-157 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 36 (47 with caps and suspension loop), d: 11.5 |
| Material and features | "brown stone", with bronze caps and suspension loop |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Marcus 1996, 115 no. 58 and pl. 18. Marcus, M.I.: Emblems of Identity and Prestige: The Seals and Sealings from Hasanlu, Iran: Commentary and Catalog. (University Museum Monograph 84. Hasanlu Special Studies 3) Philadelphia, 1996. |
| 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 (14 April 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |