Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04664 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by faint line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded attendant faces a bearded king or dignitary sitting on a stool. They both wear long, broad-belted, fringed robes and hold cups. Between them is a cross-legged offering table and the winged sun-disc above. Single wedges appear on either side of the table. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- attendant: bearded, wearing a long, broad-belted, fringed robe, holding a cup - borderlines (2): faint line borders at the top and bottom - king or dignitary: bearded, sitting, wearing a long, broad-belted, fringed robe, holding a cup - stool - table: cross-legged, with two cloths and food on top - wedges (2): cuneiform - winged sun-disc |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum |
| Museum number | VA Ass 1698 |
| Condition, shape | damaged upper and lower edges; worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | Assur |
| Archaeological context | Stadtgebiet |
| Registration number | Ass 7110 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 34, d: 10 |
| Material and features | Kalk |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | banquet |
| Bibliography |
Klengel-Brandt 2014, 3 no. 1, pls. 1 and 35. Klengel-Brandt, E.: Die neuassyrische Glyptik aus Assur. Mit Beiträgen von Sabine Böhme und Othmar Keel. (Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft 140 – Ausgrabungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft in Assur, F: Fundgruppen 7) Wiesbaden, 2014. |
| 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 (14 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |