Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S00450 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A beardless attendant faces a bearded king or dignitary. The attendant wears a long fringed robe and holds a flag-shaped fan and a cloth. The king wears similar clothing and holds a cup and a bow. He has a tassel hanging from his hair and a sword at his waist. Between the two figures is a vessel on a stand (pot-stand), while behind them is an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) below an eight-rayed, globe-centred star. A wedge appears behind the king. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- attendant: beardless, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a flag-shaped fan and a cloth - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - king or dignitary: bearded, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a cup and a bow, has a tassel hanging from his hair and a sword at his waist - pot-stand: with a vessel on top - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred - wedge: cuneiform |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire / Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels |
| Museum number | O.1636 – 15-05-1939 |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-Cugnin Collection |
| First occurence | 1911 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 23, d: 10.6 |
| Material and features | "serpentine" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Niederreiter 2020, 127–128 no. 49, pls. 9 and 15. Niederreiter Z.: Catalogue of the Cylinder Seals in the Royal Museums of Art and History. I: Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods (circa 1000–500 B.C.). (Antique et Orientalia 7 – Assyriologia 10) Budapest, 2020. |
| 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 (07 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |