Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02993 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded king or dignitary stands before a pot-stand and is served by two attendants. The king wears a long fringed robe, has a sword at his waist and holds a cup and a staff. The attendants wear long fringed robes; the one closest to the king has a towel thrown over his shoulder and holds a cloth. In front of the king is a vessel on a stand (pot-stand) below an eight-rayed star, while behind him are three 'bottle-brush' trees (ears of wheat) below what seems to be a cuneiform sign. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- attendant 1: beardless, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a cloth, has a towel thrown over his shoulder - attendant 2: beardless, wearing a long fringed robe - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - ears of wheat ('bottle-brush' trees) (3): one tall and two short - king or dignitary: bearded, wearing a long fringed robe, holding a staff or cloth, has a sword at his waist - pot-stand: with a vessel on top - star: eight-rayed - wedge: cuneiform sign(?) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | presents whereabouts unknown |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| First occurence | towards the end of the 19th century |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 20, d: 9 |
| Material and features | serpentine |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Teissier 1984, 160–161 no. 202. Teissier, B.: Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley – Los Angeles – London, 1984. Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993: 186 lot 26 (3rd item). Christie's (New York) 14–06–1993: Antiquities. |
| 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 ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (12 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |