Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02402 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero wearing a brimmed headdress and a broad-belted tunic grasps the raised foreleg of a lion with his right hand and holds a straight weapon (probably a dagger) in his raised left hand. Behind the hero is the spade of Marduk (marru) on an oval stand. There is a fish below the lion, while an eight-rayed star is above its tail. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- fish - hero: wearing a brimmed headdress and a broad-belted tunic, holding a straight weapon (probably a dagger) in his raised left hand - lion: rampant - spade of Marduk (marru): on an oval stand - star: eight-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | AO 2627 – CCO A. 713 |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | acquired in 1893 |
| First occurence | 1893 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 23, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "cornaline rouge" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 169 no. A. 713 and pl. 89: 15a–b. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |
| 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 (20 February 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |