Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02346 |
| 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 aims his bow at a jumping winged bull. He is further armed with a sword at his waist. Between them is a palmette-like stylised tree. Below the hybrid creature is a bird, while above it is a crescent moon, a six-rayed, globe-centred star, and the winged sun-disc. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - hero: bearded, archer, hunter, wearing a long, broad-belted robe, has a sword at his waist - star: six-rayed, globe-centred - stylised tree: palmette-like - winged bull: jumping - winged sun-disc |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | MN 131 – N 8397 – N III 3354 – CCO A. 648 |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | acquired in 1849 |
| First occurence | 1849 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 34, d: 13 |
| Material and features | "calcédoine blanche" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 163 no. A. 648 and pl. 86: 13. 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. GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |