Object no. | S02153 |
Description of the seal image | Ninurta (archer) wearing a long robe decorated with a crosshatch pattern between the legs aims his bow at the rampant Anzu (lion-griffin), depicted without forelegs but three wings. Between the two figures is a six-rayed, globe-centred star. In front of the hybrid creature, there is a fish above a rhomb, while behind Ninurta is a 'ball-and-staff' symbol. |
Figures, motifs/symbols |
- Anzu: lion-griffin, rampant, head turned backwards, depicted without forelegs but three wings - 'ball-and-staff' - fish - Ninurta: archer, hunter, wearing a long robe decorated with a crosshatch pattern between the legs - rhomb - star: six-rayed, globe-centred |
Subcategory | cylinder seal |
Collection | Musée du Louvre |
Museum number | AOD 59 – CCO D. 67 |
Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
Provenance | excavated by Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy at Susa between 1886 and 1886 or purchased by them from their workmen or from a Baghdad dealer; ex-Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy Collection |
First occurence | 1886–1888 |
Archaeological context | N/A |
Registration number | N/A |
Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 21, d: 10 |
Material and features | "calcédoine blanche" |
Style | cut |
Scene | pursuing |
Bibliography |
Delaporte 1920, 73 no. D. 67 and pl. 52: 9. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. I: Fouilles et missions. Paris, 1920. |
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 |