Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05192 |
| Description of the seal image | The royal hero grasps a rampant deer (stag) on either side, each by the foreleg. He wears a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe). Behind the animals is a crescent moon in the sky. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - deer (2): stags, rampant, heads turned backwards - royal hero: bearded, wearing a dentate crown (cidaris) and Persian clothing (court robe) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | Sb 1487 |
| Condition, shape | slightly worn |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | found in Susa |
| First occurence | 1950 |
| Registration number | Sb 1487 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 29, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "calcaire gris-rose" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Rutten 1950, 178 no. 62 and pl. 6: 62. Rutten, M.: “Glyptique susienne. Empreintes et cylindres”, Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 44 (1950) 161–178. Amiet 1972, 285 no. 2207 and pl. 189. Amiet, P.: Glyptique susienne des origines à l’époque des perses achéménides. Cachets, sceaux-cylindres et empreintes antiques découverts à Suse de 1913 à 1967. I: Texte – II: Planches (Mémoires de la Délégation Archéologique en Iran 43: Mission de Susiane) Paris, 1972. |
| 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 description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then object data and description were finalized by ZN (26 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |