Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S00927 |
| Description of the seal image | A horse-riding, beardless hunter (spearman) wearing a double-belted tunic aims his spear at a rampant deer (stag). The spear is barbed and has a round butt at the end. The horse has a tassel on its belly and one on its tail. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- deer: stag, rampant, head turned backwards - horse: charging, with a tassel on its belly and one on its tail - hunter: horse rider, spearman, beardless, wearing a double-belted tunic, holding a barbed spear with a round butt at the end |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The British Museum |
| Museum number | BM ANE 103013 – 1909-5-10, 8 |
| Condition, shape | "chipped at the back of the horseman's head" (Merrillees 2005, 47 no. 3) |
| Culture | Neo-Elamite |
| Provenance | acquired from J. J. Naaman |
| First occurence | 1909 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 22, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "limestone (siliceous): streaked, red and pale brown" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Merrillees 2005, 47 no. 3 and pl. III. Merrillees, P. H.: Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals VI: Pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid Periods. (Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals 6) London, 2005. |
| 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 |