Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02080 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hunter shown in frontal view and wearing a short tunic with a fringed lower edge holds a three-headed mace in his right hand and a curved weapon, likely a scimitar (sickle sword) in the left. Above him is a crane, while next to him on the right is a small wild goat (ibex) flanking a tree with fruits. Below the goat is another bird with a long neck. On the other side of the tree is a rampant lion over another, reclining or dead lion. Above it in a column are four insects: a fly, a locust, a grasshopper and a centipede. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird 1: crane - bird 2: long-necked - hunter: in frontal view, bearded, wearing a short tunic with a fringed lower edge, holding a three-headed mace in his right hand and a curved weapon, likely a scimitar (sickle sword) in the left - insect 1: fly - insect 2: locust - insect 3: grasshopper - insect 4: centipede - lion 1: rampant - lion 2: reclining or dead - wild goat (ibex): rampant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection |
| Museum Number | Mrs Moore 85 |
| Condition, shape | slightly worn |
| Culture / Production Place | other |
| Provenance | ex-Mrs William H. Moore Collection |
| First Occurrence | before 1940 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm), height, diameter | h: 21, d: 10 |
| Material and features | "marble" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal, hunting |
| Bibliography |
Eisen 1940, 67 no. 196 and pl. XVII. Eisen, G. A.: Ancient Oriental Cylinder and Other Seals with a Description of the Collection of Mrs. William H. Moore. (Oriental Institute Publications 47) Chicago, 1940. |
| Object history |