Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05190 |
| Description of the seal image | The cylinder image depicts the royal hero (spearman) wearing Persian clothing (court robe). The hunter thrusts his spear at a charging boar with his left hand. He appears to be holding another weapon in his right hand. Between the two figures is a small, lotus-like plant, while above the boar is a winged sun-disc. On the stamp image, there are two quadrupeds back-to-back. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- boar: charging - plant: lotus-like, small - quadrupeds (2): back-to-back, on stamp image - royal hero: spearman, hunter, wearing Persian clothing (court robe), holding another weapon in his right hand - winged sun-disc |
| Subcategory | stamp cylinder |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | Sb 1486 (M 107) |
| Condition, shape | worn and damaged |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| Provenance | excavated in Susa in 1930–1931 |
| First occurence | 1930–1931 |
| Registration number | Sb 1486 (M 107) |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 21, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "calcaire" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal, hunting |
| Bibliography |
Amiet 1972, 285 no. 2205 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 preliminary description of the object done by GE 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 (18 April 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |