Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04644 |
| Description of the seal image | A leonine predator (lynx or hyena) pounces on a stumbling bull. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull: stumbling - leonine predator: lynx or hyena, rampant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Middle Assyrian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962, lot. 220 |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 41, d: 17 |
| Material and features | "calcédoine" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | animal |
| Bibliography |
Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962, lot. 220. Drouot (Paris) 25 and 26–06–1962: Importante collection de cylindres et cachets Mesopotamie et proche-Orient statuettes archaïques, bijoux en or. |
| 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 ER 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 (20 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |