Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S01138 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hunter or hero (archer) wearing a long, belted robe aims his bow at a winged(?) wild goat (ibex). The archer has a tasselled quiver on his back. A small stylised plant is placed between the two figures, while above the wild goat is a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - hero or hunter: archer, bearded, wearing a long, belted robe - stylised plant: small - wild goat (ibex): possibly winged |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | De Clercq Collection |
| Museum number | De Clercq 316 |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-de Clercq Collection |
| First occurence | before 1888 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 23, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "porphyre jaune clair" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
De Clercq – Menant 1888, 180 no. 316 and pl. XXX. De Clercq, L. – Menant, J.: Collection de Clercq: Catalogue méthodique et raisonné. Antiquités assyriennes: Cylindres orientaux, cachets, briques, bronzes, bas-reliefs, etc. I: Cylindres orientaux. I: Texte – II: Planches et carte. Paris, 1888. |
| 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 MNy and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN. GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |