Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04404 |
| Description of the seal image | A hero reaches towards a rampant bull with his left hand holding a shield and brandishes a weapon with the other. He wears a long, fringed, open robe and has tassels hanging form his back. Between the two figures is a small reclining calf. Behind the bull and the hero is a crescent moon in the sky. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bull: rampant - calf: reclining - crescent moon - hero: wearing a long, fringed, open robe, has tassels hanging form his back, holding a shield and brandishing a weapon |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | N/A |
| Condition, shape | worn |
| Culture | Middle Assyrian |
| Provenance | surfaced at art trade |
| First occurence | 1981 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 49.5, d: 14.5 |
| Material and features | "Kalkstein ... 6 F 7 dunkelbraun" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Bleibtreu 1981, 75–76 no. 91. Bleibtreu, E.: Rollsiegel aus dem Vorderen Orient. Zur Steinschneidekunst zwischen etwa 3200 und 400 vor Christus nach Beständen in Wien und Graz. Wien, 1981. |
| 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 (20 March 2026). HL – Huba Lőrincz, ZN – Zoltán Niederreiter |