Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04518 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded, four-winged hero grasps a rampant winged bull on either side, each by a foreleg. He wears a headband and a long, open robe. On either side of his legs is a small, sitting monkey(?) and a 'ball-and-staff' motif, whil behind the winged bulls is a fish. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- 'ball-and-staff' - fish - monkey(?): small, sitting - rhomb or fish - winged bulls (2): rampant, heads turned backwards - winged hero: bearded, four-winged, wearing a long, open robe |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Leiden Institute for Area Studies and Netherlands Institute for the Near East; formerly kept in Böhl Collection |
| Museum number | N/A |
| Condition, shape | Nearly half of the lower edge has been broken off, resulting in partial distortion of the winged bulls below |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-Böhl Collection, purchased in Bagdad and Mosul by F.M.Th. Böhl in 1932, along with 43 other seals, formerly kept in the collection of Consul Poche |
| First occurence | before 1927 (collection of Consul Poche) |
| Material and features | N/A |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Böhl 1934, 51–-53 and pl. IV: 7c. Böhl, F.M.Th., “Afdrukken van rolvormige zegels in der assyriologische werkkamer”, Jaarbericht Ex Oriente Lux 1/1 (1938), 51–53. |
| 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 object data and description were finalized by ZN (20 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |