Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02926 |
| Description of the seal image | The object is a stamp-cylinder seal. The cylinder image depicts double, i.e., a hunting and warfare scene framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A horse-riding hunter (spearman) wearing a tunic aims his spear at a rampant lion. The lion already has arrows sticking out of its head and back and is depicted jumping against a large shield held by a half-kneeling spearman on the other side, over the body of a bull. The half-kneeling figure also has a quiver on his back. Behind him stands another hunter (archer) wearing a tunic, aiming his bow at the lion. In front of him is a seven-rayed, globe-centred star at knee height. On the stamp image, there is a jumping lion-dragon. Above the creature is a crescent moon, below is a small stylised plant, while behind, there is a rosette. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines: line borders at the top and bottom - bull - crescent moon: on the stamp image - hunter or soldier 1: horse-riding, spearman, wearing a tunic - hunter or soldier 2: half-kneeling, spearman, wearing a conical headdress, holding a large shield, has a quiver on his back - hunter: standing, archer, wearing a tunic - lion: rampant, with arrows sticking out of its head and back - lion-dragon: jumping, horned, with scorpion tail, on the stamp image - rosette: small, on the stamp image - star: seven-rayed, globe-centred - stylised plant: small, on the stamp image |
| Subcategory | stamp cylinder |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 1981.325 (MMA L.1977.51.8) |
| Condition, shape | slightly worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-Martin and Sarah Cherkasky Collection (New York); on loan to the MMA by Martin and Sarah Cherkasky from 1977; gifted by them to the MMA in 1981 |
| First occurence | before 1977 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 37, d: 17 (Aruz 1987); h: 34.5; d: 17.7 (MMA) |
| Material and features | "calcite" (Aruz 1987); "limestone or calcite (?)" (MMA) |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | dual, hunting, warfare |
| Bibliography |
Aruz 1987, 46 and 78 no. 91. Aruz, J.: "The Great Empires of the First Millennium B.C.". In: Pittman, H.: Ancient Art in Miniature: Near Eastern Seals from the Collection of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky. New York, 1987, 42–46. MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/326657 [accessed: 14-12-2023]. |
| 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 (03 April 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |