Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S05262 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders a the top and bottom. A griffin and a charging bull clash in the middle. Above them are an eight-rayed, globe-centred star, a crescent moon, an omega-shaped symbol, and the Sibitti (Pleiades). |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull: charging - crescent moon - griffin: winged, crested, raising a forepaw - omega-shaped symbol - Sibitti (Pleiades) - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Iraq Museum |
| Museum number | IM 78815 |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 37, d: 14 |
| Material and features | hematite brune |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | animal |
| Transliteration |
N/A |
| Bibliography |
Le signe en Mésopotamie. Arles – Salles Romanes du Cloître Saint-Trophime. 23 Juillet – 23 Octobre 1977 (avec l’introduction du Dr. Sobhi Anwar Rachid), no. 110. |
| 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 |