Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02704 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps the foreleg of a rampant bull with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) in the other. He wears a double-belted, fringed and tasselled tunic. In front of the hero is another, jumping bull with a crescent moon above. Between the hind legs of the bull and the legs of the hero are two wedges. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull 1: rampant - bull 2: jumping, head turned backwards - crescent moon - hero: bearded, wearing a double-belted, fringed and tasselled tunic, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) - wedges (2): cuneiform |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Museum of Fine Arts Boston / MFA |
| Museum number | MFA 65.1363 |
| Condition, shape | small abrasions |
| Culture | Iranian, Neo-Assyrian |
| 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: 31, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "gray basalt" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
MFA: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/163907/ [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 |