Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04224 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. The figures in this scene are separated by a floral pattern made of double strands and globes or lotuses in the joints, essentially creating three registers and nine cells. In the upper register are w winged sun-disc in one 'cell', followed by a bird(?), a six-rayed-globe-centred star, a crescent moon, and three wedges. The last cell shows a horse, above which is another crescent moon. In the middle section there are three cells. In the first one is a half-kneelig spearman resting his spear on his knee. The middle cell depicts a reclining lion-griffin and a crescent moon above. In the last cell is a standing figure wearing a long robe with a fringed lower edge, holding an axe and an undetermined object. Behind him are globes, possibly indicating the Sibitti (Pleiades). The three cells in the lower register include a reclining male lion, a reclining lioness, and a reclining wild goat (ibex), respectively. The stamp image shows a winged sun-disc with streamers. One of those streamers is seemingly held by an undetermined figure, while next to the other one is a double-headed axe. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- axe: double-headed, on the stamp image - bird - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moons (3) - floral pattern: made of double strands and globes or lotuses in the joints, creating three registers and nine cells - horse - hunter: uncertain, archer or spearman, half-kneeling - hunter or deity: holding an axe and an undetermined object, wearing a long robe with a fringed lower edge - lion: reclining - lioness: reclining - lion-griffin: reclining - star: six-rayed, globe-centred - undetermined figure: on the stamp image - wedges (2): cuneiform - wild goat (ibex): reclining, head turned backwards - winged sun-disc (2): both with streamers, one of them on the stamp image |
| Subcategory | stamp cylinder |
| Collection | private collection, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan |
| Culture | Urartian |
| First occurence | 1991 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 22.3 (32.6 with loop); d: 11.8 |
| Material and features | "dark grey serpentinite" (in Japanese) |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal, contest, hunting, multiple registers |
| Bibliography |
Ishida, ed., 1991, 8 no. I–13–1. Ishida, K., ed.: Inshō no sekai. Kodai oriento bijutsu to rekishi no kataribe [The World of Seals. Narrators/Storytellers of the Visual Arts and History of the Ancient Near East]. Tokyo, 1991 [in Japanese]. |
| 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 (07 April 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |