Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03765 |
| Description of the seal image | The cylinder seal image depicts two different kinds of birds or a fish-tailed bird and a scorpion-tailed bird. Above the former is a crescent moon. Scattered around the image field are single vertical wedges. The stamp images show further winged hybrid creatures. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- birds or hybrid creatures (2): perhaps a fish-tailed bird and a scorpion-tailed bird - hybrid creatures (2): undetermined, winged - wedges (20): vertically-set, cuneiform |
| Subcategory | stamp cylinder |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the Erlenmeyer Collection |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Urartian |
| Provenance | ex-Erlenmeyer Collection, surfaced at Sotheby's (New York) 04–06–1998, lot 190 (1st item) |
| First occurence | Erlenmeyer Collection, before 1998 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 25, d: 13 |
| Material and features | N/A |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Sotheby's (New York) 04–06–1998, lot 190 (1st item). Sotheby's (New York) 04–06–1998: Antiquities and Islamic Art (Sale 7143). |
| 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 ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (11 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |