Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02449 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A hero (archer) wearing a belted tunic aims his bow at a striding winged bull. The archer has a sword at his waist. Between them is a small tree. Above the hybrid creature are five stars of the Sibitti (Pleiades), the rest were damaged by a chip. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - hero: archer, wearing a belted tunic, has a sword at his waist - Sibitti (Pleiades): five stars preserved - tree: small - winged bull: striding |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Chiha Collection |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | large fault partly distorts the Sibitti; slightly barrel-shaped |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | acquired by Michel Chiha in trade in Lebanon between 1925 and 1945; Chiha Collection |
| First occurence | before 1945 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 34.5, d: 13–14 |
| Material and features | "serpentine marbrée de trois couleurs (verte, rouge et blanche)" |
| Style | linear, sintered quartz |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Doumet 1992, 77 no. 137. Doumet, C.: Sceaux et cylindres orientaux: la collection Chiha. (Orbis Biblicus Orientalis, Series Archaeologica 9) Fribourg – Göttingen, 1992. |
| 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 (22 February 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |