Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04564 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero fights a rampant bull by a foreleg while another rampant bull is behind him. He wears a round headdress and a long, open robe. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bulls (2): rampant - hero: bearded, wearing a round headdress and a long, open robe |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | modern impression kept in the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Washington |
| Museum number | U.S.N.M. 300593 |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | original cylinder seal from Bagdad was owned by Prof. H. Hyvernat |
| First occurence | before 1926 (property of Prof. H. Hyvernat) |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | N/A |
| Material and features | "chalcedony" |
| Bibliography |
Casanowicz 1926, 10 and pl. 2: 5. Casanowicz, I.M., “The Collection of Ancient Oriental Seals in the United States National Museum”, Proceedings of the United States National Museum 69/4 (1926), 1–23. |
| 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 (20 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |