Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03874 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A humped bull (zebu) strides towards a reclining wild goat (ibex). Between the two are the Sibitti (Pleiades) above a rhomb and a fish. A six-rayed, globe-centred star is above the back of the zebu. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull: likely a zebu, humped, striding - fish: uncertain - rhomb - Sibitti (Pleiades) - star: six-rayed, globe-centred - wild goat (ibex): reclining |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the collection of Hans Silvius von Aulock |
| Culture | Achaemenid, other |
| Provenance | ex-Aulock Collection, acquired in Aleppo between 1945–1951, then surfaced at Christie's (New York) 13–06–2000, |
| First occurence | before 1957 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 13, d: 6 |
| Material and features | Hämatit |
| Style | cut, drilled |
| Scene | animal |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
von der Osten 1957, 121 no. 331. von der Osten, H.H.: Altorientalische Siegelsteine der Sammlung Hans Silvius von Aulock. (Studia Ethnographica Upsaliensia 13) Uppsala, 1957. Christie's (New York) 13–06–2000, . Christie's (New York) 13–06–2000, Antiquities (sale PAZUZU-9380). |
| 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 ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (11 September 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter, ER – Erika Roboz |