Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02142 |
| Description of the seal image | A hero (archer) wearing long, belted clothing aims his bow at two beardless human-headed winged lions (lamassus, sphinxes), each wearing a brimmed headdress. Above the hybrid creatures are a crescent moon and a six-rayed, globe-centred star with globe-tipped rays. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - hero: archer, wearing long, belted clothing - human-headed winged lions (lamassus, sphinxes) (2): beardless, wearing a brimmed headdress, raising a forepaw - star: six-rayed, globe-centred, globe-tipped rays |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | SB 2620 – AS 9974 – CCO S. 567 |
| Condition, shape | chipped at the forelegs of the human-headed winged lion directly in front of the hero |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | excavated by Jacques Jean Marie de Morgan at Susa in 1910 |
| First occurence | 1910 |
| Archaeological context | Susa |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 14, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "calcaire noir" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1920, 66 no. S. 567 and pl. 36: 8. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. I: Fouilles et missions. Paris, 1920. |
| 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 |