Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02950 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A hero wearing a broad-belted tunic with a fringed lower edge grasps the horn of a semi-rampant winged bull with his left hand and holds up a sword with his right. His scabbard is at his waist. Between the two figures are two wedges above a small, palmette-like stylised tree. Above the hybrid creature, are a bird, a crescent moon, and an eight-rayed star. There is another wedge behind the bullÍs tail. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - hero: wearing a broad-belted tunic with a fringed lower edge, holds up a sword, has another sword at his waist or a sheath with a scabbard - star: eight-rayed - stylised tree: small, palmette-like - wedges (3): cuneiform - winged bull: semi-rampant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | presents whereabouts unknown |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| First occurence | towards the end of the 19th century |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 32, d: 10 |
| Material and features | serpentine |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Translation | N/A |
| Bibliography |
Teissier 1984, 152-153 no. 158. Teissier, B.: Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley – Los Angeles – London, 1984. Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993: 181 lot 258 3rd item. Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993: Antiquities. |
| 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 (03 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |