Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02895 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A half-kneeling hero grasps an ostrich by the neck with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) with the other. He wears a quadruple-belted, fringed tunic, the upper part of which is decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern. He is equipped with a tasselled quiver on his back, and a sword at his waist. Above the ostrich is a crescent moon, while behind the two figures is an eight-rayed star above an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree). |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird: ostrich-like - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - hero: half-kneeling, bearded, wearing a quadruple-belted, fringed tunic, the upper part of which is decorated with a crosshatch pattern, has a tasselled quiver, a sword, and a sickle sword (scimitar) - star: eight-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 41.160.300 |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged upper and lower edges; fault parly distorts the eight-rayed star |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | bequeathed by W. Gedney Beatty to the MMA in 1941 |
| First occurence | 1941 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 18, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "mottled green, black, and beige serpentinite" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/323888 [accessed: 06-12-2023]. |
| 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 GWN 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). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz |