Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02492 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene depicts two male figures and two mouflons in a boat. The human figures wear pointy headdresses and triple-belted, fringed and tasselled tunics. The figure on the left steps up to the side of the boat while holding a spear-like but bent object. The figure in the back stands holding the oar. Between them is an eight-rayed, globe-centred star on a stand. The mouflons stand on the edges of the boat and look in opposite directions. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- boat - human figure 1: bearded, wearing a pointy headdress and a double-belted, fringed and tasselled tunic, holding a spear-like but bent object - human figure 2: bearded, wearing a pointy headdress and a double-belted, fringed and tasselled tunic, holding an oar - mouflons (2): with bunched legs - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred, with double rays, on a stand - water: indicated by parallel, wavy lines |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Buffalo Museum of Science |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Culture | Middle Assyrian |
| Provenance | gift of Mr and Mrs Chauncey J. Hamlin |
| First occurence | 1944 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | N/A |
| Material and features | N/A |
| Translation | N/A |
| Bibliography |
Ingholt 1944, 8 and 9 no. 20. Ingholt, H.: “World-famous Cylinder Seals Reflect 3,000 Years of History”. Hobbies: The Magazine of the Buffalo Museum of Science 25/1 (1944) 2–12. |
| 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 |