Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S03785 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps the horn of a rampant human-faced winged wild goat (ibex) with one hand and holds a sickle sword (scimitar) in the other while trampling on the beast's back. He wears a long, belted, open robe over a short tunic and has a sword at his waist. Facing him a bearded worshipper wearing a long robe. In front of him is the winged sun-disc above what seems to be a stylised plant. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- hero: bearded, wearing a long, belted, open robe over a short tunic, has a sword at his waist, holding a sickle sword (scimitar) - human-faced winged wild goat (ibex): rampant, head turned backwards - stylised plant(?) - winged sun-disc - worshipper: bearded, wearing a long robe |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A, formerly kept in the Erlenmeyer Collection |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges, worn |
| Culture | Assyro-Babylonian |
| Provenance | ex-Erlenmeyer Collection, then surfaced at Bonhams (Knightsbridge, London) 22–04–1999, lot 514 (2nd item) and at Royal-Athena Galleries (New York – London) 01–2004: Art of the Ancient World. Volume XV, lot 182. |
| First occurence | before 1999 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 24, d: 6 |
| Material and features | "carnelian" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Bonhams (Knightsbridge, London) 22–04–1999, 138 lot 514 (2nd item). Bonhams (Knightsbridge, London) 22–04–1999: Antiquities (sale 27971). Royal-Athena Galleries (New York – London) 01–2004: Art of the Ancient World. Volume XV, 65 lot 182. |
| 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 |