Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S02747 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded winged hero grasps a rampant wild goat (ibex) on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a long, open robe over a short tunic. On either side of his legs are a fish and a rhomb, respectively. Behind the animals is a stylised tree with globe-tipped branches. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- fish - rhomb - stylised tree: with globe-tipped branches - wild goats (ibexes) (2): rampant, heads turned backwards - winged hero: bearded, four-winged, wearing a long, open robe over a short tunic |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Museum of Fine Arts Boston / MFA |
| Museum number | MFA 65.1423 |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | ex-Moussa Collection; purchased by the MFA from R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian (Little Falls, NJ) on 10 November 1965 |
| First occurence | before 1965 |
| Archaeological context | N/A |
| Registration number | N/A |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 32.5, d: 15 |
| Material and features | "milky chalcedony" |
| Style | cut, drilled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
MFA: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/163810/ [accessed: 13-11-2023]. |
| 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 description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then the data was checked by MNy; object data and description were finalized by ZN (03 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, MNy – Mónika Nyitrai |