Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02723 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. Ninurta (archer), depicted in a wide stance, wearing a long, belted robe decorated with a not or crosshatch pattern between the legs, aims his bow at the rampant Anzu (lion-griffin). He is further armed with a sword at his waist and has two globe-tipped bows on his back. In front of Ninurta, the Sibitti (Pleiades) appear above a rhomb while, behind him, an eight-rayed star is above a fish. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- Anzu: lion-griffin, rampant, head turned backwards - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - fish - Ninurta: bearded, depicted in a wide stance, wearing a long, belted robe decorated with a crosshatch pattern between the legs, has a sword at his waist and two globe-tipped bows on his back - rhomb - Sibitti (Pleiades) - star: eight-rayed |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Museum of Fine Arts Boston / MFA |
| Museum number | MFA 65.1387 |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-Moussa Collection; purchased by the MFA from R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian (Little Falls, NJ) on 10 November 1965 |
| First occurence | before 1965 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 21, d: 9.5 |
| Material and features | "carnelian" |
| Style | cut, drilled |
| Scene | hunting, mythological, pursuing |
| Bibliography |
MFA: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/163936/ [accessed: 12-11-2023]. |
| 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 (03 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |