Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03782 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps the horn of a rampant bull with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) in the other while trampling on the bull's hind legs. He wears a long, belted, tiered and fringed robe over a short tunic. A bearded worshipper faces the hero. He wears a long, belted robe with a fringed lower edge. In front of him is a crescent moon in the sky and the head of a double-headed axe below, while behind him is an eight-rayed star in the sky. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull: rampant, head turned backwards - crescent moon - hero: bearded, wearing a long, belted, tiered and fringed robe over a short tunic, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) - double-headed axe-head - star: eight-rayed - worshipper: bearded, wearing a long, belted robe with a fringed lower edge |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the Erlenmeyer Collection |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-Erlenmeyer Collection, then surfaced at Bonhams (Knightsbridge, London) 22–04–1999, lot 513 (1st item) |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 15, d: 8 |
| Material and features | "carnelian" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Erlenmeyer – Erlenmeyer 1962, 296–297 and pl. LIII: Abb. 78. Erlenmeyer, M.-L. – Erlenmeyer, H., “Von der Bedeutung der Religionsgeschichte für die ästhetischen Probleme der Bildkunst. II." OrientaliaOrientalia NS 31/3 (1962), 293–312. Bonhams (Knightsbridge, London) 22–04–1999, 137 lot 513 (1st item). Bonhams (Knightsbridge, London) 22–04–1999: Antiquities (sale 27971). |
| 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 |