Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05266 |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling hero grasps the foreleg of a rampant wild goat (ibex) or gazelle (antelope) with one hand and brandishes a weapon with the other. He wears a conical headdress. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: half-kneeling, brandishing a weapon, wearing a conical headdress - wild goat (ibex) or gazelle (antelope): rampant, head turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Iraq Museum |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | worn, damaged |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | found at Ur |
| First occurence | 1951 |
| Archaeological context | Dakheileh |
| Registration number | U. 20047 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 22, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "amethyst quartz" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | contest |
| Translation | N/A |
| Bibliography |
Legrain 1951, 13 no. 85 and pl. 16. Legrain, L.: Ur Excavations, X: Seal Cylinders (Ur Excavations 10) London – Philadelphia, 1951. |
| 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 (26 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |