Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02717 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero is in combat with a bird of prey. He wears a brimmed headdress and a long, broad-belted, fringed robe and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) while stepping onto a small reclining bull. Above his left arm is a six-rayed star, while above the bird is the winged sin-disc. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird: giant, bird of prey - bull: reclining, small - hero: bearded, wearing a brimmed headdress and a long, broad-belted, fringed robe, holding a sickle sword (scimitar), stepping onto a bull - star: six-rayed - winged sun-disc |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Museum of Fine Arts Boston / MFA |
| Museum number | MFA 65.1379 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges; large chip partly distorts the bull |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-Moussa Collection; purchased by the MFA from R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian (Little Falls, NJ) on 10 November 1965 |
| First occurence | before 1965 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 24, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "chalcedony" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
MFA: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/163833/ [accessed: 12-11-2023]. |
| 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 (03 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |