Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04677 |
| Description of the seal image | Nearly half of the upper edge and the lower edge of the object have been broken off. In the remaining scene, a bearded hero grasps the horn of a rampant mouflon with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) in the other while stepping on the animal's hind leg. He wears a long, triple-belted, tiered and fringed open robe and has a quiver on his back. His garment is decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern. Beyond the animal is a stylised three (arch-and-net tree) with interlinked buds arranged in an arch, while above it is the winged sun-disc. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: bearded, wearing a long, triple-belted, tiered and fringed open robe decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern, has a quiver on his back, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) - mouflon: rampant, head turned backwards - stylised tree (arch-and-net tree): with interlinked buds arranged in an arch - winged sun-disc |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum |
| Museum number | VA Ass 1701 |
| Condition, shape | nearly half of the upper edge and the lower edge of the object have been broken off, worn |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian, peripheral |
| Provenance | found in Assur |
| Archaeological context | Stadtgebiet |
| Registration number | Ass 9939 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 15+, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "Kalk, weißlich kaum transparent" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Klengel-Brandt 2014, 5–6 no. 14, pls. 4 and 40. Klengel-Brandt, E.: Die neuassyrische Glyptik aus Assur. Mit Beiträgen von Sabine Böhme und Othmar Keel (Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft 140 – Ausgrabungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft in Assur, F: Fundgruppen 7) Wiesbaden, 2014. |
| 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 |