Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S00932 |
| Description of the seal image | A horse-riding, bearded hunter (spearman) wearing a headband and trousers thrusts his spear at a rampant wild goat (ibex). Between them, there is a hunting dog (hound) below, and a winged sun-disc above. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- dog (hound) - horse: charging - hunter: horse rider, bearded, spearman, wearing a headband and trousers - wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards - winged sun-disc |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The British Museum |
| Museum number | BM ANE 89694 – R 165 |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | may have been found at Borsippa (Birs Nimrud); ex-Rich Collection; acquired by the British Museum in 1825 |
| First occurence | 1825 |
| Archaeological context | Borsippa (Birs Nimrud) |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 29, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "limestone: mottled, brown and red, black inclusions" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Merrillees 2005, 49 no. 8 and pl. V. 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 |