Divine World Glyptics
Az i.e. I. évezredi pecséthengerek korpusza
MTA–ELTE Lendület
Újasszír és Újbabiloni Pecséthengerek és Istenvilág Kutatócsoport
| Object no. | S04451 |
| Description of the seal image | A bearded hero grasps a rampant bull on either side, each by a foreleg. he wears a fringed kilt. Behind the bulls is a crescent moon in the sky. |
| Figures, motifs/symbols |
- bulls (2): rampant, heads turned backwards - crescent moon - hero: bearded, wearing a fringed kilt |
| Subcategory | cylinder seal |
| Collection | Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Vorderasiatische Altertumskunde from 1967, formerly kept in the collection of Erwin Oppenländer |
| Museum number | FUB 113 |
| Condition, shape | slightly chipped upper and lower edges |
| Culture | Neo-Babylonian |
| Provenance | surfaced at auction in London in 1962, ex-Oppenländer Collection |
| First occurence | 1962 |
| Dimensions (mm): height, diameter | h: 29, d: 14 |
| Material and features | "Saphirin" |
| Style | modelled |
| Scene | contest |
| Bibliography |
Moortgat-Correns 1968, 278 no. 123 and pl. 48. Moortgat-Correns, U.: “Die ehemalige Rollsiegel-Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer”, Baghdader Mitteilungen 4 (1968) 233–289. |
| 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 |