Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02148 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by bands of zig-zag lines at the top and bottom. Two rampant human-faced winged wild goats (ibexes) flank a stylised plant. Behind them is an eight-rayed, globe-centred star. Below their bellies are undetermined motifs. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): bands of zig-zag lines at the top and bottom - human-faced winged wild goats (ibexes) (2): rampant - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred - stylised plant: with globe-tipped branches - undetermined motifs: below the hybrid creatures' bellies |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | AOD 118 – CCO D. 63 |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | excavated by Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy at Susa between 1886 and 1886 or purchased by them from their workmen or from a Baghdad dealer; ex-Mr and Mrs Dieulafoy Collection |
| First occurence | 1886–1888 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 29, d: 12 |
| Material and features | "agate brune, rubanée" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | animal, ritual |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1920, 72 no. D. 63 and pl. 52: 4. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. I: Fouilles et missions. Paris, 1920. |
| 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 (2 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz |