Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03807 |
| 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 animal's hind leg. He wears a long, belted, tiered and fringed, open robe over a short tunic. Above his right shoulder is a large crescent moon. A fish appears below the bull's forelegs, while beyond that is a stylised tree (rosette tree) with radially arranged branches ending in buds or cones. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull: rampant, head turned backwards - crescent moon - fish - hero: bearded, wearing a long, belted, tiered and fringed open robe over a short tunic, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) - stylised tree (rosette tree): with radially arranged branches ending in buds or cones |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at Christie’s (South Kensington, London) 05–10–2000, lot 282 |
| First occurence | 2000 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 21, d: N/A |
| Material and features | "chalcedony" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Christie’s (South Kensington, London) 05–10–2000, 158–159 lot 282. Christie’s (South Kensington, London) 05–10–2000: Antiquities (sale ANT-8890). |
| 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 |