Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02886 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bird strides towards a stylised plant with offshoots. Behind the bird is a sitting animal, perhaps a dog, above which is another, smaller bird. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bird 1: striding - bird 2: standing - borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - dog: sitting - stylised plant |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 26.31.374 |
| Culture | other |
| Provenance | ex-Richard B. Seager Collection; bequeathed to the MMA by him in 1926 |
| First occurence | before 1925 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 19.6, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "steatite" |
| Bibliography |
MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322389 [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 |