Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S00134 |
| Description of the seal image | The cone-shaped stamp-cylinder seal has a suspension loop, below which it is shaped like the heads of two Pazuzu demons. A bearded worshipper wearing a long robe stands before an incense burner (or stylised tree) with seven drill holes surrounding it. On the other side of the latter is a reclining gazelle (antelope) below a winged sun-disc. A smaller winged sun-disc appears beyond the gazelle above which there is a star and the Sibitti (Pleiades). On the stamp image, there is a third winged sun-disc. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- gazelle (antelope): reclining - incense burner (or stylised tree): with seven globes surrounding it - Sibitti (Pleiades) - star: possibly globe-centred with globe-tipped rays - winged sun-discs (3): one on the stamp image - worshipper: wearing a long robe |
| Subcategory | stamp cylinder |
| Collection | The British Museum |
| Museum number | BM WA 140849 – 1988-12-13, 1 |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Urartian |
| Provenance | N/A |
| First occurence | 1988 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 34; sealing surface: h: 16.5; d: 6.5 (top); base h: 16.5; d: 8 (base) |
| Material and features | "leaded tin-bronze: now black" |
| Style | other |
| Scene | animal, offering, ritual |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Collon 2001, 72–73 no. 134, pls. XI and XLIII. Collon, D.: Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals V: Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods. (Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals 5) London, 2001. |
| 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 (16 September 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |