Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02873 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by rows of outward-pointing triangles within line borders at the top and bottom. A wild goat (ibex) and a sitting monkey flank a stylised tree. Above the wild goat there is a rhomb. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): rows of outward-pointing triangles within line borders at the top and bottom - monkey: sitting - rhomb - stylised tree - wild goat (ibex): running, head turned backwards |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The MET / MMA |
| Museum number | MMA 1984.175.23 (MMA L.68.169.23) |
| Culture | Isin II, other |
| Provenance | purchased by Lester Wolfe from Peter Mol in 1968; on loan to the MMA by Lester Wolfe from 1968; bequeathed to the MMA by him in 1983 |
| First occurence | 1968 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 43.9, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "faience" |
| Style | linear, sintered quartz |
| Scene | animal, ritual |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
MMA: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/326922 [accessed: 27-11-2023]. |
| 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 (2 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai, ER – Erika Roboz |