Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02403 |
| Description of the seal image | A scorpion-tailed bird-man (archer) wearing a brimmed headdress and the upper part of a Persian court robe aims his bow at a rampant lion being attacked by a hunting dog (hound). The lion already has two arrows sticking out of its forehead. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- dog (hound) - lion: rampant, with two arrows sticking out of its forehead - scorpion-tailed bird-man: archer, wearing a brimmed headdress and the upper part of a Persian court robe, human upper body, scorpion lower body, bird talons and wings |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | MNB 1909 – CCO A. 714 |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | acquired in 1880 |
| First occurence | 1880 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 25, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "pierre grise" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 169 no. A. 714 and pl. 89: 14. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |
| 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 (20 February 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |