Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03599 |
| Description of the seal image | Cylinder image: A bearded hero grasps a bull on either side, each by a hind leg. He wears a long, plain robe. Above his left arm is a crescent moon. Behind the bulls is a bearded worshipper standing below a winged sun-disc. He wears a long robe. On either side of his head are the Sibitti (Pleiades) and an eight-rayed, globe-centred star. Stamp image: star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bulls (2): inverted - crescent moon - hero: bearded, wearing a long, plain robe - Sibitti (Pleiades) - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred - star (stamp image) - winged sun-disc: without a central disc - worshipper: bearded, wearing a long, plain robe |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal stamp cylinder |
| Collection | N/A |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Sotheby's (London) 10 and 11–12–1992, lot 83 |
| First occurence | 1992 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 36, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "chalcedony" |
| Style | cut, drilled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Sotheby's (London) 10 and 11–12–1992, 30 and 38 lot 83. Sotheby's (London), 10 and 11–12–1992: Antiquities. |
| 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 description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then object data and description were finalized by ZN (15 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |