Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03672 |
| Description of the seal image | The scene is framed by line borders at the top and bottom. A bearded hero carries the hind leg of a bull with one hand and grasps the foreleg of another with the other hand. He wears a long, broad-belted, tiered, fringed and tasselled open robe over a short tunic. On either side of his legs are a rhomb and a fish, respectively. In the sky above the animals is an eight-rayed, globe-centred star and a crescent moon. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- borderlines (2): line borders at the top and bottom - bull 1: inverted - bull 2: rampant, head turned backwards - crescent moon - fish - hero: bearded, wearing a broad-belted, tiered, fringed and tasselled open robe over a short tunic - rhomb - star: eight-rayed, globe-centred |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Christie's (London) 05–07–1995, lot 351 |
| First occurence | 1995 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 27, d: N/A |
| Material and features | white and yellow veined stone |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie's (London) 05–07–1995, 126–127 lot 351. Christie's (London) 05–07–1995: Fine Antiquities (ANTONIUS-5431). |
| 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 description of the object done by HL based on the relevant publication provided, then object data and description were finalized by ZN (17 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |