Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04875 |
| 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 striding winged bull. He has a quiver full of arrows on his back. Behind the two figures is a small stylised plant. Above the hybrid creature's back is a crescent moon, while at the tip of its horn is a small globe. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - globe: small - hero: archer, hunter, bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed lower edge, has a quiver full of arrows on his back - stylised plant - winged bull: striding |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Muze-ye Iran-e Bastan |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | Tepe Hasanlu |
| First occurence | between 1956-1977 (excavations) |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 30, d: 11.8 |
| Material and features | "Egyptian blue", bronze suspension loop |
| Style | sintered quartz |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Marcus 1996, 120–121 no. 67 and pl. 21. 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 |