Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04275 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded hunter (archer), wearing a long, triple-belted robe with a fringed lower edge, aims his bow at a wild goat (ibex). Between them is a small stylised plant (arch-and-net tree), while above the wild goat's back is a crescent moon and one or two wedges. The archer has a quiver full of arrows on his back, and his head is cut over the upper borderline. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - crescent moon - hunter: archer, bearded, wearing a long, triple-belted robe with a fringed lower edge, has a quiver full of arrows on his back - stylised plant (arch-and-net tree): small - wedges (1 or 2) - wild goat (ibex) |
| Subcategory | other objects |
| Collection | Iraq Museum |
| Museum number | IM 127721 |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Provenance | Nimrud (Kalhu) |
| First occurence | 1992 |
| Archaeological context | burial, basement underground hole 74 or corridor under Room 74 |
| Registration number | ND 181 or ND 1992.181 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 22, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "green stone" or "faience" |
| Style | sintered quartz |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Hussein – Abdul-Razak 1997–1998, 170, 177, 180 (photo) no. 6. Hussein, M.M. – Abdul Razzaq, R.: “Seals from Nimrud”, Sumer 49 (1997–1998), 166–191 [in Arabic]. Hussein – Altaweel – Gibson 2016, 49, 168 no. 1992.181 and pl. 191f. Hussein, M.M. – Altaweel, M. [translation and initial editing] – Gibson, McG. [editing and additional notes]: Nimrud: The Queens’ Tombs. Baghdad – Chicago, 2016. |
| 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 ZN and the present object descriptions done by HL; object data and description were finalized by ZN (07 April 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |