Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04656 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a wild goat (ibex) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a long, open robe over a short tunic. His garment is decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern above his belt. In front of his legs is a rhomb, while a six-rayed star appears in the sky behind the rampant animals. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: bearded, wearing a long, open robe decorated with a net or crosshatch pattern over a short tunic - rhomb - star: six-rayed - wild goats (ibexes) (2): rampant, heads turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962, lot 232 |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 25, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "marbre blanc" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962, lot. 232. Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962: Importante collection de cylindres et cachets Mesopotamie et proche-Orient statuettes archaïques, bijoux en or. |
| 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 ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (20 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |