Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02897 |
| Description of the seal image | The upper part of the object has been broken off. The remaining scene depicts a human figure wearing a broad-belted, long robe. A tassel appears to be hanging down on their back. The figure was meant to face a vertically-set, seven-line cuneiform inscription framed and separated by rulings. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- human figure: wearing a broad-belted, long robe, a tassel hangs down on their back - inscription: cuneiform, seven lines, vertically set, framed and separated by rulings |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 41.160.314 |
| Culture | Kassite |
| Provenance | bequeathed by W. Gedney Beatty to the MMA in 1941 |
| First occurence | 1941 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 2+ (sic!), d: N/A |
| Material and features | "chalcedony" |
| Translation | N/A |
| Bibliography |
MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/323902 [accessed: 06-12-2023]. |
| 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 ER 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 (20 July 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz |