Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02681 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A half-kneeling winged hero grasps the foreleg of a rampant bull with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) in the other. He wears a triple-belted, fringed tunic and has a sword at his waist. Above the bull is a crescent moon, while behind it is an eight-rayed, globe-centred star above an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree). |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull: rampant, head turned backwards - crescent moon - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred - winged hero: half-kneeling, winged, bearded, wearing a triple-belted, fringed tunic, has a sword at his waist, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | private collection |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | private collection |
| First occurence | before 1988 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 30.3, d: 12.5 |
| Material and features | "goethite" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | contest |
| Translation | N/A |
| Bibliography |
Bergamini 1988, 85–86 no. 37 and fig. 36. Bergamini, G.: "Sigilli a stampo e a cilindro mesopotamici di collezione privata". Mesopotamia 23 (1988) 63–90. |
| 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 (03 March 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |