Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02349 |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling, bearded winged hero (archer) wearing a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed edge over a short tunic aims his bow at a semi-rampant griffin. Between them is a small stylised plant with pointy leaves below a crescent moon. The Sibitti (Pleiades) appear inside the arc of the bow, above the archer's arm. Above the hybrid creature's wing is an eight-rayed, globe-centred star, while below it is a rhomb. The winged sun-disc appears above the winged hero. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - griffin: raising a forepaw, crested, winged - rhomb - Sibitti (Pleiades) - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred - stylised plant: small, with pointy leaves - winged hero: winged, bearded, half-kneeling, wearing a long, broad-belted robe with a fringed edge over a short tunic - winged sun-disc |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Musée du Louvre |
| Museum number | AO 1511 – CCO A. 651 |
| Condition, shape | slightly damaged upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | acquired in 1886 |
| First occurence | 1886 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 41, d: 16 |
| Material and features | "jaspe rouge" |
| Style | cut |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Delaporte 1923, 164 no. A. 651 and pl. 86: 17. Delaporte, L.: Musée du Louvre. Catalogue des cylindres. Cachets et pierres gravées de style oriental. II: Acquisitions. Paris, 1923. |
| 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 GE 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 February 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |