Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04484 |
| Description of the seal image | A naked hero grasps the horn of a rampant human-faced winged wild goat (ibex) with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) in the other. Beyond the rampant beast is a stylised tree (rosette tree) with interlinked leaves arranged radially. On either side of the tree's foliage is a crescent moon and an eight-rayed star, respectively. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - hero: bearded, naked, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) - human-faced winged wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards - star: eight-rayed - stylised tree (rosette tree): with interlinked leaves arranged radially and offshoots at its base |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | found at an excavation in Warka (Uruk) |
| First occurence | before 1984 (excavation) |
| Archaeological context | burial: Doppeltopfgrab 160, near the neck area of a skeleton |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 20, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "grünlicher, jadeähnlicher Stein“, "Chrysopras” |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Boehmer 1984, 193–195 and pl. 19: a. Boehmer, R.M.: “Uruk: Funde im Zusammenhang mit Tierknochen”, Baghdader Mitteilungen 15 (1984), 191–196.
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| 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 |