Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04415 |
| Description of the seal image | The cylinder seal image depicts a four-winged apkallu (winged genie) or divine hero following a winged hybrid creature. Between the two figures is an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) above a star. Another similar plant appears in front of the hybrid creature, while beyond that are traces of motifs arranged above one another, including a rhomb and a crescent moon. The stamp image appears to depict a lion-griffin. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- apkallu (winged genie) or divine hero: four-winged - crescent moon: uncertain - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) (2) - hybrid creature: winged, quadruped - lion-griffin: uncertain, on stamp image - rhomb: uncertain - star |
| Subcategory | stamp cylinder |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged |
| Culture | Urartian |
| Provenance | art trade |
| First occurence | 1981 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 34.6 (with loop), d: 16.9 |
| Material and features | Serpentin bis Talk |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal, contest |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Bleibtreu 1981, 83–84 no. 102. Bleibtreu, E.: Rollsiegel aus dem Vorderen Orient. Zur Steinschneidekunst zwischen etwa 3200 und 400 vor Christus nach Beständen in Wien und Graz. Wien, 1981. |
| 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 ER 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 (11 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |