Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04819 |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling hunter (archer) aims his bow at a jumping wild goat (ibex). Between the two figures is a wedge in the middle and possibly a four-rayed star with globe-tipped rays above. Below the animal is a stylised plant. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hunter: archer, half-kneeling - star: uncertain, four-rayed, with globe-tipped rays - wedge: cuneiform - wild goat (ibex): jumping |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museu |
| Museum number | VA Bab 1542 |
| Condition, shape | sligthly worn |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | Babylon |
| First occurence | 1957 |
| Registration number | VA Bab 1542 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 26, d: 9 |
| Material and features | "Fritte" |
| Style | sintered quartz |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Wetzel – Schmidt – Mallwitz 1957, 38 no. 29 and Taf. 46: b. Wetzel, F. – Schmidt, E. – Mallwitz, A.: Das Babylon der Spätzeit. (Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft 62) Berlin, 1957. |
| 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 (14 April 2026). GE – Gábor Erdős, HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |