Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02159 |
| Description of the seal image | Two scorpion-tailed bird-men face each other below a winged sun-disc. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- scorpion-tailed bird-men (2): bearded, wearing horned headdresses - winged sun-disc: without a central disc |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | AOD 93 – CCO D. 102 |
| Condition, shape | damaged upper and lower edges; chipping partly distorts the figures |
| Culture | Achaemenid |
| 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: 34, d: 14 |
| Material and features | "agate brune rubanée" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | animal, cultic |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1920, 75 no. D. 102 and pl. 52: 15. 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 |