Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04918 |
| Description of the seal image | A half-kneeling bearded hero (archer) wearing a broad-belted tunic with a fringed lower edge aims his bow at a coiled-up horned serpent (bashmu). The archer is further armed with a sword at his waist and has a quiver full of arrows on his back. Between the two figures is a crescent moon in the sky and a faint rhomb below, while behind them is an ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree). Above the serpent is a wedge next to a star. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- crescent moon - ear of wheat ('bottle-brush' tree) - hero: archer, hunter, bearded, half-kneeling, wearing a broad-belted tunic with a fringed lower edge, armed with a sword at his waist and has a quiver full of arrows on his back - horned serpent (bashmu) - rhomb: faint, uncertain - star - wedge: cuneiform |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem |
| Museum number | BLMJ 2721 – Seal 445b |
| Condition, shape | large fault partly distorts the beast, slightly worn |
| Culture | Neo-Assyrian |
| First occurence | 2004 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 18, d: 11 |
| Material and features | "green stone" |
| Style | linear |
| Scene | hunting |
| Bibliography |
Westenholz 2004, 190 nos. 158–159. Westenholz, J.G.: "Two Seals Showing the Bašmu-Dragons as Quarry." In: Westenholz, J.G. (ed.), Dragons, Monsters and Fabulous Beasts. Jerusalem, 2004, 190 nos. 158–159. |
| 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 |